'Pug mill' definitions:

Definition of 'Pug mill'

From: GCIDE
  • Pug \Pug\, n.
  • 1. Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A pug mill. [1913 Webster]
  • Pug mill, a kind of mill for grinding and mixing clay, either for brickmaking or the fine arts; a clay mill. It consists essentially of an upright shaft armed with projecting knives, which is caused to revolve in a hollow cylinder, tub, or vat, in which the clay is placed. [1913 Webster]