lug
noun/lʌɡ/
/lʌɡ/
- (specialist) a part of something that sticks out, used as a handle or support
- (also lughole)(British English, humorous) an ear
Word Originnoun late 15th cent. (denoting the ear flap of a hat): probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugg ‘forelock, nap of cloth’.
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