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Pugging \Pug"ging\, n. [See {Pug}, v. t.]
1. The act or process of working and tempering clay to make
it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for
pottery, etc.
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2. (Arch.) 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}.
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Deafen \Deaf"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Deafening}.] [From {Deaf}.]
1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to
render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.
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Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries.
--Addison.
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2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or
floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining
with paper, etc.
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deafening \deaf"en*ing\, n.
The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a
floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are
filled in this process; pugging; sound insulation.
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deafening \deaf"en*ing\, a.
extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness; as, a disco
with rock music played at a deafening volume.
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