Pug, n. [Corrupted fr. puck. See Puck.] 1. An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck. B. Jonson.
2. A name for a monkey. Addison.
3. A name for a fox. C. Kingsley.
4. An intimate; a crony; a dear one. Lyly.
5. pl. Chaff; the refuse of grain. Holland.
6. A prostitute. Cotgrave.
7. (Zoöl.) One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.
8. (Zoöl.) Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.