trug
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9.9
A shallow wooden basket with a handle for carrying garden fruit or tools
- noun
- /trʌg/
- UK
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cesta
- And then whatever we harvest today, I'll be putting in this trug right here, which is super handy like that.
Examples
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She filled the trug with freshly picked tomatoes from the garden.
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He carried the trug full of tools as he worked in the flowerbeds.
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After collecting herbs, she placed them carefully in her wooden trug.
Synonyms
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4.1
A large strong bag for carrying things like books or groceries
is a shallow rigid container for garden produce and tools
shopping basket
vstrug
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1.0
A small container with a handle used to carry items while you shop in a store
is for carrying garden produce and tools outdoors rather than in stores
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3.2
A basket for carrying and measuring fruit or vegetables that holds about 35 litres
is shallower and used chiefly for garden produce and tools
9.9
A bag used long ago to carry grain and other goods
is the modern object used for garden produce rather than the old word
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Etymology
The word trug comes from an old English dialect word for a small wooden basket used in gardens. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a shallow 'tray' with a handle that you carry to collect fruit, flowers, or tools, which is why trug means that garden basket.