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spaug

/spɔːɡ/

spaug noun: a foot.

Noun

spaug (plural spaugs)

  1. (derogatory) A foot.
    • Taking off his flat spaugs and the walk.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses

Forms of spaug

pluralspaugs

Origin of spaug

From Irish spág (“the paw, limb or claw of an animal”), transferred to humans as pejorative or for club-foot.

Words that rhyme with spaug

Questions about spaug

What does spaug mean?
Spaug means a foot.
What part of speech is spaug?
Spaug is a noun.
How do you pronounce spaug?
Spaug is pronounced /spɔːɡ/.
What is the plural of spaug?
The plural of spaug is spaugs.

Words near spaug in the dictionary

  1. spatulose
  2. spatulous
  3. spatulæ
  4. spatzle
  5. spatzles
  6. spaug
  7. Spaugh
  8. Spaughs
  9. spaugs
  10. spauld
  11. spaulder

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