Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
LUG
I. verb (lugged; lugging)
Etymology: Middle English luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lugga to pull by the hair
Date: 14th century
transitive verb drag , pull , to carry laboriously , to introduce in a forced manner , intransitive verb to pull with effort ; tug , to move heavily or by jerks , to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail,
II. noun
Date: 1616
1. archaic an act of lugging, something that is lugged, a shipping container for produce, lugsail , superior airs or affectations , an exaction of money,
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) lugge, perhaps from Middle English luggen
Date: 15th century
something (as a handle) that projects like an ear: as, a leather loop on a harness saddle through which the shaft passes, a metal fitting to which electrical wires are soldered or connected, ear , a ridge (as on the bottom of a shoe) to increase traction, a nut used to secure a wheel on an automotive vehicle,
5. a big clumsy fellow, an ordinary commonplace person