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Added 7 October 2026

rug

/ˈɹʌɡ/ symbol

In Latin: strāgulum, tapēs Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Roviana.

noun

A partial covering for a floor. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.

verb

To cover with a rug.
To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
Clipping of rug pull

Origin

Uncertain; probably of North Germanic origin; perhaps inherited via Middle English *rugge (suggested by Middle English ruggy (“hairy, shaggy, bristly”) and rugged (“hairy, shaggy, rugged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“shagginess, tuft”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwō (“long wool”), probably related to *rūhaz (“rough”), related to English rag and rough. Cognate with dialectal Norwegian rugga (“coarse coverlet”), Swedish rugg (“rough entangled hair”), related to English rag and rough. Compare also Old English rȳhe (“rug, rough covering, blanket”).

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