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See more synonyms for jug on Thesaurus.com a large container usually made of earthenware, metal, or glass, commonly having a handle, a narrow neck, and sometimes a cap or cork. the contents of such a container; jugful: a jug of wine. Slang jail; prison. jugs, Slang : Vulgar a woman's breasts. Show More
verb (used with object), jugged, jug·ging. to put into a jug. to stew (meat) in an earthenware jug. Slang to put in jail; imprison. Show More
Origin of jug 1 1530–40; perhaps special use of Jug hypocoristic form of Joan, woman's name
a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale. Show More
verb (used without object), jugged, jug·ging. to make such a sound. Show More
Origin of jug 2 First recorded in 1515–25; imitative
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Related Words for jug beaker ,
decanter ,
flask ,
jar ,
urn ,
bucket ,
vase ,
bottle ,
pot ,
carafe ,
tub ,
crock ,
amphora ,
pitcher ,
flagon ,
ewer ,
vessel ,
canteen ,
hooker ,
cruet Examples from the Web for jug Contemporary Examples of jug He takes a 2-gallon jug of water out of his freezer and puts it in his insulated lunch bag.
Throughout proceedings this jug was repeatedly raised and toasted to us, his audience.
Once it
all came to the boil, the jug of blood was mixed with a little vinegar and a little cornmeal and stirred into the stew.
Historical Examples of jug A friend and a tent, a jug of whisky and a lot of jolly good tobacco.
Then pour off the thin liquid from the top, and cork the jug tightly.
Then he seized him by the hair and thrust him into the jug of water.
Plunge it into a jug of cold water, and let it stand for thirty minutes.
Strain the liquor through a tammis into a jug , with the peel of a lemon cut very thin, and two table-spoonfuls of clarified sugar.
British Dictionary definitions for jug a vessel for holding or pouring liquids, usually having a handle and a spout or lip US equivalent: pitcher Australian and NZ such a vessel used as a kettle an electric jug US a large vessel with a narrow mouth Also called: jugful the amount of liquid held by a jug British informal a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer a slang word for jail Show More
verb jugs , jugging or jugged to stew or boil (meat, esp hare) in an earthenware container (tr) slang to put in jail Show More
Word Origin for jug C16: probably from Jug, nickname from girl's name Joan
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Word Origin and History for jug n. "deep vessel for carrying liquids," late 15c., jugge , variant of jubbe , of unknown origin, perhaps from jug "a low woman, a maidservant" (mid-16c.), a familiar alteration of a common personal name, Joan or Judith . Use as a musical instrument is attested from 1946. Jughead "klutz" is from 1926; jughandle "tight curved road used for turns" is from 1961. Jugs for "woman's breasts" first recorded 1920 in Australian slang, short for milk jugs .
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