1. A handle or projection used as a hold or support. 2. A lug nut. 3.Nautical A lugsail. 4. A projecting part of a larger piece that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a boot. 5. A copper or brass fitting to which electrical wires can be soldered or otherwise connected. 6.Slang A clumsy fool; a blockhead.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English lugge, earflap, probably of Scandinavian origin.
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