lug1
v.
(lugs, lugging, lugged)
carry or drag with great effort.
n.
a box for transporting fruit.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: prob. of Scand. origin.
lug2
n.
- Scottish & N. English or informal an ear.
- a projection on an object by which it may be carried or fixed in place.
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. a lout.
Etymology
C15 (denoting the ear flap of a hat): prob. of Scand. origin.