jug
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: jŭg
ipa: /d͡ʒʌɡ/
rhymes: -ʌɡ
Forms: form: jugs
Etymology: From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain.
Senses: glosses: A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
glosses: The amount that a jug can hold.
examples: text: 'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?'
ref: 1988, Roald Dahl, Matilda:
text: I was 'counsel for the defence', or 'prisoner's friend'. My chap had deserted for nearly two years and spent six months in a civvy jug. With papers under my arm and serious countenance I visited him in his cell day after day, […]
ref: 1998, John Gunn, Dear Descendants: Recollections for a Gunn Family History 1945-1957, page 19:
glosses: Jail.
examples: text: I was sucking my mom's left jug when I heard JD say, "Now we will experience the burden of the past."
ref: 1985, Epoch, Volumes 24-25:
text: With her left hand on her right jug, she put her mouth to her other tit.
ref: 2010, Ben Niemand, The Sexperts, →ISBN:
text: I blew into her ear, and trailed a finger idly down her shoulder until I reached her left jug, the better of a nearly perfect pair.
ref: 2010, David Mason, Devil's food:
glosses: A woman's breasts.
glosses: An upright electric kettle.
examples: text: […] as shown in the August 2000 issue, using a pair of my favorite jugs, 807s.
ref: 2001, 73 Amateur Radio Today, numbers 482-493, page 8:
qualifier: CB radio slang
glosses: A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
glosses: The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.
topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A hold large enough for both hands
synonyms: handle
glosses: A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from jug (noun)
word: Bartmann jug
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word: claret jug
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word: jug band
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word: jug-eared
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word: jug ears
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word: jugfish
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word: jugful
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word: jughandle
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word: jughead
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word: jug-heavy
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word: jug hold
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word: juglet
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word: juglike
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word: jugline
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word: jugware
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word: jug wine
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word: little brown jug
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word: love jug
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word: measuring jug
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word: milk jug
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word: put the plug in the jug
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word: puzzle jug
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word: stone jug
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word: the jug goes to the well until it breaks
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word: Toby Fillpot jug
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word: Toby jug
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word: water jug
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word: waterjug