First Known Use: 1538
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1jug
noun \ˈjəg\
: a large, deep container with a narrow opening and a handle
: the amount held by a jug
Full Definition of JUG
1
a chiefly British : a small pitcher b (1) : a large deep usually earthenware or glass container with a narrow mouth and a handle (2) : the contents of such a container : jugful
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Origin of JUG
perhaps from Jug, nickname for Joan
Related to JUG
- Synonyms
- bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jail, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]
2jug
verb
juggedjug·ging
Definition of JUG
transitive verb
1
: to stew (as a hare) in an earthenware vessel
First Known Use of JUG
1747
JUG[1] Defined for Kids
jug
noun \ˈjəg\
Definition of JUG for Kids
: a large deep usually earthenware or glass container with a narrow mouth and a handle
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