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sugan

noun
su·gan
variants: or soogan or sougan or suggan \ˈsügən, ˈsu̇g-, ˈsəg- \
plural -s

Definition of sugan 

1 chiefly Irish : a hand-twisted rope of straw or heather

2 : a coarse blanket used by cowboys and ranchmen

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History and Etymology for sugan

Irish Gaelic sūgān; akin to Scottish Gaelic sūgan sugan

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