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To separate into tufts.
To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.
To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.
of Tuft
Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck.
Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty.
A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3.
The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities.
of Tuft
Abounding with tufts.
Growing in tufts or clusters.
To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
To pull; to pluck.
To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
To labor; to strive; to struggle.
A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.
A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.