Chapter Tubulation to Tumble-down of T by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.

England now is left
To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth
The unowed interest of proud-swelling state.

Shak.

Tug
(Tug), n.

1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.

At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.

Dryden.

2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; — called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.

4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.

5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.

Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.

Tugan
(Tu*gan") n. (Zoöl.) Same as Tucan.

Tugboat
(Tug"boat`) n. See Tug, n., 3.

Tugger
(Tug"ger) n. One who tugs.

Tuggingly
(Tug"ging*ly) adv. In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.

Tuille
(Tuille) n. [Cf. F. tuile a tile.] In plate armor, a suspended plate in front of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.

Tuition
(Tu*i"tion) n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from tueri, p. p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition. Cf. Tutor.]

1. Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship.

2. Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching; instruction; as, children are sent to school for tuition; his tuition was thorough.

3. The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for instruction.

Tuitionary
(Tu*i"tion*a*ry) a. Of or pertaining to tuition.

Tuko-tuko
(Tu"ko-tu*ko) n. [From the native name .] (Zoöl.) A burrowing South American rodent (Ctenomys Braziliensis). It has small eyes and ears and a short tail. It resembles the pocket gopher in size, form, and habits, but is more nearly allied to the porcupines. [Written also tucu-tuco.]

Tula metal
(Tu"la met`al) An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia. [Written also toola metal.]

Tule
(Tu"le) n. [Mex.] (Bot.) A large bulrush (Scirpus lacustris, and S. Tatora) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere.