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plugging, vbl. n.|ˈplʌgɪŋ|
[f. plug v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the verb plug in various senses.
1708J. C. Compl. Collier (1845) 14 Pluging will stop any Bore-hole Feeder I dare affirm. 1797Deb. Congress U.S. 13 Dec. (1851) 718 They knew the silver coin circulated by tale, the gold by weight; the value of the latter had actually diminished by various means, such as sweating, plugging, clipping, &c. 1841Florist's Jrnl. II. 266 The form is almost perfect, with great depth of petals, and an excellent rising centre, such as cannot be imitated by any of the usual plugging and trickery sometimes played off, or at least attempted, at exhibitions; and thus it is an excellent show Dahlia. 1842Dunglison Med. Lex. (1855), Plugging.., the introduction of a plug of lint or rag into a wound or natural cavity..to arrest hemorrhage; or of some substance into a carious tooth to prevent tooth⁓ache. 1897Outing (U.S.) XXX. 475/2 One quality..observable in Pennsylvania crews of late years is that of ‘plugging’. 1897[see prec.]. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VII. 490 An extensive plugging of small vessels. 1908Animal Managem. 211 Piece by piece the straw is wetted and forced into the body of the collar... This process is termed ‘plugging’. 1908K. McGaffey Show-Girl 109 Is it considered au fait for a bride-about-to-be to do a little plugging for wedding presents this early in the game? 1921A. J. Empey Madonna of Hills xviii. 130 Plugging means to push the sale of songs by singing them in cabarets and places. 1926Whiteman & McBride Jazz viii. 169 While plugging is important, the publishers contended recently that there can be too much of any good thing. 1934Evening News 13 July 6/5, I wonder, by the way, whether Uncle Andre, in view of his hour tonight, has been asked to reduce the amount of ‘plugging’ in it. 1957Listener 10 Oct. 583/1 This plugging of his plays, early and late, successful and otherwise. 1969E. W. Hildick Close Look at Advertising 31 Some of the celebrities have been known to collect very large sums of money for ‘letting slip’ just such recommendations. It is known as plugging. 1974G. S. Ormsby in P. L. Moore et al. Drilling Practices Manual vi. 167 Underflow plugging is usually caused either by a dry beach or by solids over-load.
2. concr. Plugs collectively: see plug v. 1 c.
1875Knight Dict. Mech., Plugging, pins driven into the joints of brick or stone walls to receive the nails whereby battens are fastened to the walls.
3. attrib., as plugging-forceps, plugging-instrument.
1867C. A. Harris Dict. Med. Terminol., Plugging-Instruments, dental instruments for introducing and consolidating fillings. 1875Knight Dict. Mech., Plugging-forceps, a dentist's instrument used in compressing a filling into an excavated hole in a carious tooth. 1929Melody Maker Feb. 124/3 The listener is often served with all kinds of tripe songs, reiterated ad nauseam, at the dictates of the wire pullers over an extensive plugging period. 1932Sun (Baltimore) 27 Apr. 15/7 Checks..were indentified..as payments for stock ‘plugging’ publicity. 1959Punch 10 June 766/3, I suspect it may be a new plugging gimmick, a form of filibustering. |
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