jugful
Americannoun
plural
jugfulsSpelling
See -ful.
Etymology
Origin of jugful
Example Sentences
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She was caught, along with her two youngest children, a jugful of jewelry and $120,000 cash, by partisans as she sought refuge in Switzerland.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Not by a jugful, I’ll not be alone!” said Giddings, tossing off another glass: “‘In curling smoke-wreaths I shall see A fair and gentle company.
From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Quick, Herbert
But even a jugful will not last for ever, and presently the squirt gave a dismal groan on the bottom of the basin.
From The Cock-House at Fellsgarth by Reed, Talbot Baines
So she took the jug, mounted into the arm-chair, and poured the whole jugful of water on the fish.
From The Nursery, April 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People by Various
When the dusk began to fall he lit a candle, fetched himself a jugful of cider, and went back to his work.
From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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