jugged hare

American  

noun

1. a stew made of wild rabbit, usually cooked in an earthenware jug or stone pot.

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jugged hare British  

noun

1. a stew of hare cooked in an earthenware pot or casserole

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Example Sentences

Others include jugged hare and flummery - an oat-based fermented jelly, associated with farmhouse production and poverty.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He wanted to taste all the food: the pigeon pies, the honey tarts, that suckling pig with the apple in its mouth, and the jugged hare.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

“For the last time for eight months we really had as much as we could eat. Anchovies in oil, baked beans, and jugged hare made a glorious mixture.”

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

A good idea, but it was anticipated in the matter of jugged hare.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 by Various

Mrs. Kent had indicated jugged hare and mashed potatoes for lunch, and after some scrutiny of the problem Eliza found a hammer in the cabinet with which she began to belabour the vegetables.

From Kathleen by Morley, Christopher