jug

¹

[ juhg ]

noun

1. a large container usually made of earthenware, metal, or glass, commonly having a handle, a narrow neck, and sometimes a cap or cork.
2. the contents of such a container; jugful:

   a jug of wine.

3. Slang. jail; prison.
4. jugs, Slang: Vulgar. a woman's breasts.
5. Slang. bank:

   Yeah, I drove him, but I didn't know he went in the jug to rob the place.

verb (used with object)

, jugged, jug·ging.

1. to put into a jug.
2. to stew (meat) in an earthenware jug.
3. Slang. to put in jail; imprison.

jug

²

[ juhg ]

noun

1. a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.

verb (used without object)

, jugged, jug·ging.

1. to make such a sound.

jug

/ dʒʌɡ /

noun

1. a vessel for holding or pouring liquids, usually having a handle and a spout or lip US equivalentpitcher
2. such a vessel used as a kettle

   an electric jug

3. a large vessel with a narrow mouth
4. Also calledjugful the amount of liquid held by a jug
5. informal.
   a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer
6. a slang word for jail

verb

1. to stew or boil (meat, esp hare) in an earthenware container
2. slang.
   tr to put in jail

Word History and Origins

Origin of jug¹

First recorded in 1530–40; perhaps special use of Jug, diminutive or pet name of Joan, a woman's name

Origin of jug²

First recorded in 1515–25; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of jug¹

C16: probably from Jug, nickname from girl's name Joan

Example Sentences

But perhaps the most spectacular lot in the sale is a silver jug, a birthday present to Churchill from his War Cabinet in 1942.

From The Daily Beast

Another boy walks around and offers a water jug and basin for everyone to wash their hands.

From The Daily Beast

He takes a 2-gallon jug of water out of his freezer and puts it in his insulated lunch bag.

From The Daily Beast

The chicken was cut into large chunks
and all the blood from both birds sat in a dirty old enamel jug.

From The Daily Beast

Throughout proceedings this jug was repeatedly raised and toasted to us, his audience.

From The Daily Beast

She carried a broken-lipped jug, and was on her way to the shop which was at least the second cause of all her woes.

From Project Gutenberg

In half an hour I caught the sound of locks and keys; the door opened, and the head-jailer handed me a jug of water.

From Project Gutenberg

The tremulous emotion I had observed increased as he said this, and again took the jug from my hand.

From Project Gutenberg

After supper pap took the jug, and said he had enough whisky there for two drunks and one delirium tremens.

From Project Gutenberg

I laid him out in a second with a stick, and Jim grabbed pap's whisky-jug and begun to pour it down.

From Project Gutenberg

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