[f. LUG v.] The action of lugging; a rough pull; b. concr. (U.S.) see quot. 1828.
a. 1616. Beaum. & Fl., Nice Valour, III. ii. All but a lugg byth’eare.
1687. Miége, Fr. Dict., To give one a lug, tirer l’Oreille à quêcun tout d’un coup.
1708. Brit. Apollo, No. 34. 3/2. I’ll soundly lug his ears…. The Lug might more be fear’d by you.
1828. Webster, Lug,… something heavy to be drawn or carried. (Vulgar.)
1897. Webster, Lug, the act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug. (Colloq.)
