2. (Arch.)
Defn: Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; — in the United States usually called deafening.
PUGGING
Pug"ging, a.
Defn: Thieving. [Obs.] Shak.
PUGGRY; PUGGREE Pug"gry, Pug"gree, n. [Written also puggaree, puggeree, etc.] [Hind. pagrsi turban.]
Defn: A light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to protect the head from the sun. [India] Yule.
A blue-gray felt hat with a gold puggaree.
Kipling.
PUGH
Pugh, interj.
Defn: Pshaw! pish! — a word used in contempt or disdain.
PUGIL Pu"gil, n. Etym: [L. pugillus, pugillum, a handful, akin to pugnus the fist.]