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pugh

/pju/

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What does pugh mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname from Welsh.
More meanings (1)

interjection

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of pooh: an expression of contempt, disgust, etc.

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IPA pronunciation

/pju/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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“I am disposed to think so too,” said I. “Now can you tell me where Owen Pugh is buried?”
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
A gaff, a pugh, and a dip-net, all of which an old fisherman declared I could not sail without, were also put aboard.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
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Mr. Pugh waved his flag and started, like an arrow from a bow, and before I could get out of the car we were gone too.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
C. Wright and G. Pugh and Colonel Stoddart.
Jack LondonThe People of the AbyssProject Gutenberg ebook #1688