Lug

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Lug or LUG can refer to:

[edit] Mythology

• In Irish mythology, Lug (in later spellings Lugh) was an ancient god.

• LUG is an acronym that stands for Linux User Group.
• LUG is an acronym that stands for Lesbian until graduation.

[edit] Places

• Lug is a place in Serbia.

[edit] Other meanings

• A lug is also a bicycle part.
• A lug is a part of drum used in conjunction with tension rods and counter hoops to tension the drum head in relation to the shell.
• Lug handles are a kind of flattened knob attached to the side of pottery. Lugs may have small perforations to take a cord. They are sometimes found on prehistoric ceramics such as Hembury ware, claw beakers, and boar spears.
• Lug is an architectural feature used from the Middle Ages to at least the 17th century to allow listening from remote areas of a building.
• A "lug" is a deliberately unkind remark that is dropped on some hapless individual as a lug nut might be dropped on an automobile mechanic's bald head.
• Lug is an alternative English word for ear.
• Lug is an alternative English verb meaning "To Carry".
• Lug is a bolt on an enclosure tied to an electric potential within the enclosure, supporting the connection of a cable. Ground lug is connected to ground potential.
• Lug is a unit of measure for linear distance used in Old English. A lug is equivalent to a Rod (unit). [1] [2]