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🧱 A clay filling 🌧️ Muddy ground damage
pugging

pugging

9.3
A mass of clay used to fill gaps, reduce sound, or repair things
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌɡɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pugging
  • To improve soundproofing, the contractor installed pugging in the ceiling.

Examples

  • The builder used pugging to fill the gaps in the wall.

  • We need more pugging for the pottery project.

  • The old house had pugging made of clay between the wooden floorboards.

  • Removing the damaged pugging revealed the original beams underneath.

  • To improve soundproofing, the contractor installed pugging in the ceiling.

  • The builder used pugging to fill the gaps in the wall.

  • We need more pugging for the pottery project.

Synonyms

nogging
vspugging
  • UK
9.9

Rough bricks placed between wood beams to fill gaps in a house wall

is a soft moldable clay mass used for sealing gaps and nonstructural repairs

Surface Forms

pugging singular
puggings plural

Morphology

pugging = pug (semi-transparent) = pug + ing

The word is built from the rare verb 'pug' plus '-ing', but the specialized construction/material sense is not obvious to most learners.

Etymology

Pugging comes from the old word pug meaning 'clay' or 'mud' and from the idea of pressing or 'to knead' soft earth. So pugging is the packed clay or mass used to fill gaps, reduce sound, or make repairs.