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noun
a small group of performers who play chiefly blues or folk music on makeshift or very simple instruments, as washboards, harmonicas, kazoos, and empty jugs, the latter being played by blowing across the openings.
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Origin of jug band
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Words nearby jug band
jug, jugal, jugal bone, jugal furrow, jugate, jug band, Jugendstil, jugful, jugged hare, Juggernaut, juggins
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jug band
noun
a small group playing folk or jazz music, using empty jugs that are played by blowing across their openings to produce bass notes
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