Mortar vs. Trug: What's the Difference?

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  • Mortar (noun)

    A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

  • Mortar (noun)

    A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.

  • Mortar (noun)

    A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

  • Mortar (verb)

    To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.

  • Mortar (verb)

    To pound in a mortar.

  • Mortar (verb)

    To fire a mortar (weapon).

  • Trug (noun)

    A shallow, oval basket used for gardening

  • Trug (noun)

    A trough or tray.

  • Trug (noun)

    A hod for mortar.

  • Trug (noun)

    An old measure of wheat equal to two thirds of a bushel.

  • Trug (noun)

    A concubine; a harlot.

Wiktionary
  • Mortar (noun)

    a short smooth-bore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles

    “mortars and machine guns”

    “nine civilians died in a horrific mortar attack”

  • Mortar (noun)

    a device used for firing a lifeline or firework.

  • Mortar (noun)

    a cup-shaped receptacle in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used in cooking or pharmacy

    “a pestle and mortar”

  • Mortar (noun)

    a mixture of lime with cement, sand, and water, used in building to bond bricks or stones.

  • Mortar (verb)

    attack or bombard with a mortar

    “at first light the mortaring and sniping started”

    “the Commando positions were being heavily mortared”

  • Mortar (verb)

    fix or join using mortar

    “the pipe can be mortared in place”

Oxford Dictionary

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