jugful

[ juhg-foo l ]

/ ˈdʒʌg fʊl /

enough to fill a jug.

Origin of jugful

First recorded in 1825–35; jug¹ + -ful

See -ful.

We drank, and drank, and drank again, and carried a jugful to our bedside.

Vanished Arizona |Martha Summerhayes
Did I have but a pipe of stinging tobacco and a jugful of strong waters I'd be content.

The Young Cavalier |Percy F. Westerman
Why, man alive, we ain't goin' t' stay here—not by a jugful!

The Aztec Treasure-House |Thomas 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 Camp |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

In a short time he returned with a basin of ice and a jugful of iced lime-juice.

A Roving Commission |G. A. Henty