PLUGGING
\plˈʌɡɪŋ], \plˈʌɡɪŋ], \p_l_ˈʌ_ɡ_ɪ_ŋ]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
The act of stopping a hole. The introduction of a plug or dossil of lint or rag into a wound or natural cavity-as the uterus or vagina-to arrest hemorrhage; or of some substance into a carious tooth to prevent toothache, (F.) Plombage des dents. See Filling.
By Robley Dunglison
