jug
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[ juhg ]
/ dʒʌg /
noun
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.
verb (used with object), jugged, jug·ging.
Origin of jug
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1530–40; perhaps special use of
Jug hypocoristic form of
Joan, woman's name
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Definition for jug (2 of 2)
jug
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[ juhg ]
/ dʒʌg /
noun
a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.
verb (used without object), jugged, jug·ging.
to make such a sound.
Origin of jug
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First recorded in 1515–25; imitative
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British Dictionary definitions for jug
jug
/ (dʒʌɡ) /
noun
verb jugs, jugging or jugged
to stew or boil (meat, esp hare) in an earthenware container
(tr) slang
to put in jail
Word Origin for jug
C16: probably from
Jug, nickname from girl's name
Joan