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Webster 1913 Edition


Jug

Jug

(jŭg)
,
Noun.
[Prob. fr.
Jug
, a corruption of, or nickname for,
Joanna
; cf. 2d
Jack
, and
Jill
. See
Johannes
.]
1.
A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.
2.
A pitcher; a ewer.
[Eng.]
3.
A prison; a jail; a lockup.
[Slang]
Gay.

Jug

(jŭg)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jugged
(jŭgd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Jugging
(jŭg′gĭng)
.]
1.
To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water;
as, to
jug
a hare
.
2.
To commit to jail; to imprison.
[Slang]

Jug

,
Verb.
I.
(Zool.)
1.
To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
2.
To nestle or collect together in a covey; – said of quails and partridges.

Webster 1828 Edition


Jug

JUG

,
Noun.
[Low L. caucus.] A vessel,usually earthen, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors.