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pug mill
pug nose
pugaree
Puget Sound
puggled
pugil-stick
pugilism
pugnacious
puh-leeze
puha
puisne
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Pukaskwa National Park
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pugnacious
pug·na·cious [ pug náyshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
quarrelsome: inclined to fight or be aggressive
[Mid-17th century. < Latin pugnac-< pugnus "fist"]

pug·na·cious·ly adverb
pug·na·cious·ness noun
pug·nac·i·ty [ pug nássətee ] noun
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