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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rug  \Rug\,  v.  t. 
  To  pull  roughly  or  hastily;  to  plunder;  to  spoil;  to  tear. 
  [Scot.]  --Sir  W.  Scott. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rug  \Rug\,  n.  [Cf.  Sw  rugg  entanglend  hair,  ruggig  rugged, 
  shaggy,  probably  akin  to  E.  rough.  See  {Rough},  a.] 
  1.  A  kind  of  coarse,  heavy  frieze,  formerly  used  for 
  garments. 
 
  They  spin  the  choicest  rug  in  Ireland.  A  friend  of 
  mine  .  .  .  repaired  to  Paris  Garden  clad  in  one  of 
  these  Waterford  rugs.  The  mastiffs,  .  .  .  deeming  he 
  had  been  a  bear,  would  fain  have  baited  him 
  --Holinshed. 
 
  2.  A  piece  of  thick,  nappy  fabric,  commonly  made  of  wool,  -- 
  used  for  various  purposes,  as  for  covering  and  ornamenting 
  part  of  a  bare  floor,  for  hanging  in  a  doorway  as  a 
  poti[`e]re,  for  protecting  a  portion  of  carpet,  for  a  wrap 
  to  protect  the  legs  from  cold,  etc 
 
  3.  A  rough,  woolly,  or  shaggy  dog. 
 
  {Rug  gown},  a  gown  made  of  rug,  of  or  coarse,  shaggy  cloth. 
  --B.  Johnson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Turcoman  \Tur"co*man\,  n.;  pl  {Turcomans}. 
  1.  A  member  of  a  tribe  of  Turanians  inhabiting  a  region  east 
  of  the  Caspian  Sea. 
 
  2.  A  Turcoman  carpet. 
 
  {Turcoman  carpet}  or  {rug},  a  kind  of  carpet  or  rug  supposed 
  to  be  made  by  the  Turcomans. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rug 
  n  1:  a  piece  of  thick  heavy  fabric  (usually  with  nap  or  pile) 
  used  to  cover  a  floor  [syn:  {carpet},  {carpeting}] 
  2:  informal  term  for  a  toupee




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