Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LUG, v.t. [Sax. lyccan, aluccan, geluggian, to pull, to pluck. Ir. luighim. See Pluck.]

1. To haul; to drag; to pull with force, as something heat, and moved with difficulty. Jowler lugs him still / Through hedges. – Dryden.
2. To carry or convey with labor. They must divide the image among them, and so lug every one his share. – Collier. To lug out, to draw a sword in burlesque. – Dryden.