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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dug" is correct and usable in written English, though it is quite informal and context-specific.
It can be used in contexts where "dug" refers to a dog, particularly in certain dialects or informal speech.
Example: "I saw a dug playing in the park, and it was so friendly."
Alternatives: "a dog" or "a pooch".
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"This is the first time I have a dug a grave myself," said the old man, Khali Abbas Ali.
Eventually, we got thirsty and her grandmother gave us a drink of water, but it was horrid water from a dug well, just like at school.
You should be especially concerned if you bought an older house that has a dug well, which is usually rather shallow and more susceptible to contamination, Ms. Galford said.
The biblical wisdom, "As a dog returneth to its vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly", becomes, in the Newtyle version, "A dug canna lea its ain boak alane; nor can the bawheid his bawheiditness".
The shutdown is the result of a criminal court case that took place in Sao Paulo which, according to local reports, involved a dug trafficker linked to one of the country's most dangerous criminal gangs.
It's about the opposite: opening yourself up and allowing the place to leave its mark on you". Mr Allen, from London, has previously crossed the Amazon Basin on foot and in a dug out canoe, and participated in a six-week male initiation ceremony in which crocodile marks were carved onto his body.
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A woman from North Carolina dug a hole.
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