Definition of tug

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Tug (n.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat..

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Portuguese :: Portuguese (a.) Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants..
Moidore :: Moidore (n.) A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling..
Romanic :: Romanic (n.) Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc..
Calcavella :: Calcavella (n.) A sweet wine from Portugal; -- so called from the district of Carcavelhos.
Portingal :: Portingal (a.) Of or pertaining to Portugal; Portuguese.
Tucan :: Tucan (n.) The Mexican pocket gopher (Geomys Mexicanus). It resembles the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is larger. Called also tugan, and tuza..
Crusade :: Crusade (n.) A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
Tug :: Tug (v. t.) To pull; to pluck.
Tug :: Tug (v. i.) To labor; to strive; to struggle.
Reis :: Reis (n.) The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to eleven cents..
Almude :: Almude (n.) A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the almud is about 1.4 gallons..
Tug :: Tug (n.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat..
Johannes :: "Johannes (n.) A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe..
Tug :: Tug (n.) A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort..
Tug :: Tug (n.) A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness..
Traction :: Traction (n.) Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug..
Dom :: Dom (n.) In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes..
Dago :: Dago (n.) A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension, Portuguese or Italian) descent..
Mouille :: Mouille (a.) Applied to certain consonants having a liquid or softened sound; e.g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and –; in Portuguese, lh and nh..
Infante :: Infante (n.) A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent..
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