puggeen.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɡi/, U.S.

/ˈpəɡi/

Forms: 1800s puggee, 1800s puggy, 1900s– pagi.

Origin: A borrowing from Gujarati. Etymon: Gujarati pagī.

Etymology: < Gujarati pagī thief-catcher (probably obsolete) < pāg pug n.³ + -ī ( < Sanskrit -ika, suffix forming agent nouns).

Anglo-Indian. Now rare.

In South Asia: a tracker of animals or people.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > following track or trail > one who

tracer1552

tracker1617

puggee1823

spoorer1850

black tracker1862

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > trailer

tracer1552

trailer1590

spoorer1850

puggee1879

1823 J. Malcolm Mem. Central India II. xiii. 19 There are in..Central India..Puggees,..whose business is to trace thieves by the print of their feet.

1866 Times 8 May 10/1 Aided by ‘skilful puggies’, nearly all pardoned outlaws, the little force tracked the enemy to their den.

1879 Times of India 12 May (Overland Suppl.) Good puggies or trackers should be employed to follow the dacoits.

1883 Ld. Saltoun Scraps II. 258 The ‘puggy’ is one of a caste, who..obtain the name from their skill in following foot-tracks, or ‘pugs’.

1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Pigsticking 56 In pugging boars, the usual method is for four or five trackers or ‘puggees’ to start together.

1908 Imperial Gazetteer India (new ed.) VIII. 371 The employment of pagis or professional trackers is common.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puggee
释义	puggeen. Brit. /ˈpʌɡi/, U.S. /ˈpəɡi/ Forms: 1800s puggee, 1800s puggy, 1900s– pagi. Origin: A borrowing from Gujarati. Etymon: Gujarati pagī. Etymology: < Gujarati pagī thief-catcher (probably obsolete) < pāg pug n.³ + -ī ( < Sanskrit -ika, suffix forming agent nouns). Anglo-Indian. Now rare. In South Asia: a tracker of animals or people. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [noun] > following track or trail > one who tracer1552 tracker1617 puggee1823 spoorer1850 black tracker1862 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > trailer tracer1552 trailer1590 spoorer1850 puggee1879 1823 J. Malcolm Mem. Central India II. xiii. 19 There are in..Central India..Puggees,..whose business is to trace thieves by the print of their feet. 1866 Times 8 May 10/1 Aided by ‘skilful puggies’, nearly all pardoned outlaws, the little force tracked the enemy to their den. 1879 Times of India 12 May (Overland Suppl.) Good puggies or trackers should be employed to follow the dacoits. 1883 Ld. Saltoun Scraps II. 258 The ‘puggy’ is one of a caste, who..obtain the name from their skill in following foot-tracks, or ‘pugs’. 1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Pigsticking 56 In pugging boars, the usual method is for four or five trackers or ‘puggees’ to start together. 1908 Imperial Gazetteer India (new ed.) VIII. 371 The employment of pagis or professional trackers is common. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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