▪ I. † nug1 Obs.
[Perh. the south-western dial. nug lump.]
nugs of balm, some distilled liquor.
| 1609 Pimlyco C iv b, Waters drawne by Distillations With medicinable Operations, As Rosa Solis, Aqua Vitæ, And Nugs of Balme, so quicke, and sprighty. |
▪ II. † nug2 Obs. Cant.
(See quot.)
| a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Nug, a Word of Love, as, my Dear Nug, my Dear Love. |