\Rug\, n. [Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged,
shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See {Rough}, a.]
1. A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for
   garments.

         They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of
         mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of
         these Waterford rugs. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he
         had been a bear, would fain have baited him.
                                               --Holinshed.

2. A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, --
   used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting
   part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a
   poti[`e]re, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap
   to protect the legs from cold, etc.

3. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

{Rug gown}, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.
   --B. Johnson.

\Rug\, v. t.
To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
[Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.