(lug) noun
1. The lobe of the ear; the ear.
2. Hence, an earlike projection such as an ear or handle for carrying or supporting, or for insertion of a handle, ring, pole, etc.; the lugs of a kettle.
3. The loop at the side of the saddle of a harness which holds the shaft. [Origin uncertain. Cf. Sw. lugg foreclock.]

(lug) noun
1. The act or exertion of lugging; anything that is moved with slowness and difficulty.
2. A shallow box or container, 13 ¹/₂ by 16 inches inside dimensions, for carrying fruit or vegetables.
3. Naut. A square sail bet to a yard and having no boom: also lugsail.
4. Slang An exaction, especially of money for political uses.
—v.t. lugged, lug·ging
1. To carry or pull with effort; drag.
2. Colloq. To bring, as irrelevant topics, into a conversation, discussion, etc.; introduce unreasonably. [Prob. <Scand. CF. Sw. lugga pull by the hair.]

(lug) noun
A lugworm. [Origin uncertain. Cf. LG lug slow, heavy.]

(l)
In old Irish mythology, one of the Tuatha De Danann, the god of light and sun, patron of the arts; father of Cuchulain. Also transliterated Lugh. [<Irish Lugh, lit., swift, active]