\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.
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}.

\Pug"ging\, a.
Thieving. [Obs.] --Shak.