Pugme denotes a fist-like hand position in the washing practice described in Mark 7:3.

The sole attested use places the term in the description of washing hands, with a fist-like hand position in view in Mark 7:3.

1. Fist-like hand position in washing · dominant

   In Mark 7:3, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the clause about washing hands before eating; the APB renders the practice as washing “their hands with the fist.”

   Mark 7:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 7:3, the APB presents the washing practice with the phrase “with the fist.” It does not by itself isolate every aspect of the term's contribution.