jugful
[juhg-foo l]
- enough to fill a jug.
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Origin of jugful
Usage note
See -ful.
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Examples from the Web for jugful
Historical Examples
Why, man alive, we ain't goin' t' stay here—not by a jugful!
The Aztec Treasure-HouseThomas Allibone Janvier
I made a jugful of lemonade, girls, and it is as cold as if we had ice water in it.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion CampLillian Elizabeth Roy
In a short time he returned with a basin of ice and a jugful of iced lime-juice.
A Roving CommissionG. A. Henty
I have had three or four small ones, but I am not 'lit' by a jugful!
The Statesmen SnowboundRobert Fitzgerald
Of course, she wants to make the women kow-tow, but that ain't all there is to it—not by a jugful.
The PriceFrancis Lynde