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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: canines #18910 02/19/01 03:58 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia S Solamente, Doug. member Solamente, Doug. member S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 130 Virginia As a pug owner I always wondered where the name came from. The sources I've read mostly say "etymology uncertain". I've always thought that they were named in the West for their mushed in face. Pug from pug-faced, as in the face of a pugilist or boxer. Anyone? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted canines Sparteye 02/14/01 02:05 PM Re: canines wwh 02/14/01 05:25 PM Re: canines Sparteye 02/14/01 06:24 PM Re: canines wow 02/14/01 09:08 PM Re: canines Sparteye 02/15/01 05:41 PM Re: canines maverick 02/15/01 05:49 PM Re: canines wwh 02/15/01 07:30 PM Re: canines wow 02/15/01 08:54 PM Re: canines AnnaStrophic 02/15/01 11:29 PM Re: canines Solamente, Doug. 02/19/01 03:58 PM Re: canines Bingley 02/20/01 05:14 AM Re: canines tsuwm 02/20/01 03:26 PM AKC TEd Remington 02/20/01 11:44 PM Re: canines AnnaStrophic 02/15/01 11:14 PM Re: canines TEd Remington 02/20/01 11:45 PM Re: canines Sparteye 02/21/01 02:15 PM Re: canines wow 02/21/01 06:22 PM Re: canines belMarduk 02/25/01 03:01 AM Re: canines Capital Kiwi 02/25/01 09:37 AM Re: punishment Bingley 02/25/01 01:13 PM Re: canines wow 02/25/01 02:06 PM Re: canines Capital Kiwi 02/25/01 04:43 PM Re: canines wow 02/25/01 06:05 PM Re: canines Marty 02/14/01 11:05 PM Re: canines Rapunzel 02/15/01 01:55 AM Re: canines Capital Kiwi 02/15/01 06:34 AM Re: canines paulb 02/15/01 07:22 AM Re: Dot Dash Dot jmh 02/15/01 08:45 AM Basques Bean 02/15/01 01:22 PM Re: canines Hyla 02/20/01 06:19 PM Cod Bean 02/20/01 06:49 PM Re: Cod Hyla 02/20/01 07:01 PM Re: Cod wow 02/20/01 11:41 PM Re: Cod wwh 02/20/01 11:44 PM You HAD to ask, didn't you? TEd Remington 02/20/01 11:48 PM Re: You HAD to ask, didn't you? Max Quordlepleen 02/20/01 11:58 PM Re: You HAD to ask, didn't you? Geoff 02/21/01 03:22 AM Re: You HAD to ask, didn't you? tsuwm 02/21/01 03:54 AM Re: You HAD to ask, didn't you? Geoff 02/21/01 05:58 AM Re: You HAD to ask, didn't you? Capital Kiwi 02/21/01 10:08 AM Re: You HAD to ask, didn't you? Max Quordlepleen 02/21/01 06:49 PM Re: You HAD to ask, didn't you? wow 02/21/01 06:58 PM Re::codpiece wwh 02/24/01 09:44 PM Re: canines lusy 02/15/01 10:31 AM Re: canines Jackie 02/15/01 11:48 AM Re: canines wsieber 02/15/01 02:19 PM Re: canines francais31415 02/15/01 11:22 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,381 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 235 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,568 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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