A particular lock in wrestling, peculiar to the people of that county.
·noun The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall. II. Cornish ·adj Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in En...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·vi To crowd together; to <<Cuddle>>. II. Hug ·vt To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the...
To hug brown bess; to carry a firelock, or serve as a private soldier. He hugs it as the Devil hugs ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to carry. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
The astragal of the muzzle or neck of a gun; it is the next ring from the mouth backwards. (Now disu...
The Sailor's Word-Book
♦ To hug the land, to sail as near it as possible, the land however being to windward. ♦ To hug th...