What is "chimney lug"

Lug \Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]

1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.]
   --Wright.

2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or perch. [Obs.] `` Eight lugs of ground.''
   --Spenser.

   Chimney lug, or Lug pole, a pole on which a kettle is hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open air. [Local, U.S.]
   --Whittier.