Broken into sharp or irregular points; full of asperities on the surface, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road.
Nevertheless the most domestic cat, which has lain on a rug all her days, appears quite at home in the woods, and, by her sly and stealthy behavior, proves herself more native there than the regular inhabitants.
It also takes no account of the possibility of the UK Government reducing funding in future comprehensive spending reviews given the likelihood of lower than forecast economic growth , which might pull the rug from under Assembly spending plans
John Griffiths : Do you agree that Assembly Members should set an example by taking part in sport ? A recent encouraging development in Welsh football was the formation of the Assembly football team , whose debut game saw a creditable second-half fight back from a 2-0 half-time deficit to a 2-2 draw against the House of Commons team in a keenly contested and rugged encounter
Dileuwch un rhan o' r ddolen fel nad yw' n achosi dolen ddiddiwedd, a ceisiwch etoenglishtainment-tm-ud3TPyOM englishtainment-tm-ud3TPyOM
I know some producers—there is one who produces herbs in Worcestershire, and she was explaining to me how difficult it is to be competitive for the supermarkets with a product as fragile as herbs, in that a supermarket may suddenly decide to pull the rug from under the grower's feet and say that they do not want the produce.
verse "18" And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
If it was a good idea to join in February 2000 , and if it is such an effective body , what has changed ? You have pulled the rug from under this organisation , which is doing its best to represent Welsh interests in Brussels and Europe
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When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth- rug raking out the cinders noisily.