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jug1 definition

jug (jug)

noun

a sound meant to imitate a nightingale's note

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb jugged, jugging jug′·ging

to make a nightingale's sound or a sound imitating this
jug2 definition

jug (jug)

noun

    1. a container for liquids, usually large and deep with a small opening at the top and a handle
    2. the contents of such a container
  2. Slang a jail
  3. Slang a bottle of whiskey

Etymology: apparently a pet form of Judith or Joan

transitive verb jugged, jugging jug′·ging

  1. to put into a jug
  2. to stew (esp. hare) in a covered earthenware container
  3. Slang to jail

Related Forms:

  • jugful jug′·ful′ (-fo̵ol′) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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