(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pug

(2):

(a.) Thieving.

(3):

(v. t.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; - in the United States usually called deafening.

(4):

(v. t.) The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc.