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Synonyms for jug

Grammar : Noun
Spell : juhg
Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’ÊŒg

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Définition of jug

Origin :
  • "deep vessel for carrying liquids," late 15c., jugge, variant of jubbe, of unknown origin, perhaps from jug "a low woman, a maidservant" (mid-16c.), a familiar alteration of a common personal name, Joan or Judith. Use as a musical instrument is attested from 1946. Jughead "klutz" is from 1926; jughandle "tight curved road used for turns" is from 1961. Jugs for "woman's breasts" first recorded 1920 in Australian slang, short for milk jugs.
  • noun container for liquid
Example sentences :
  • A friend and a tent, a jug of whisky and a lot of jolly good tobacco.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Then pour off the thin liquid from the top, and cork the jug tightly.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Then he seized him by the hair and thrust him into the jug of water.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Plunge it into a jug of cold water, and let it stand for thirty minutes.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Strain the liquor through a tammis into a jug, with the peel of a lemon cut very thin, and two table-spoonfuls of clarified sugar.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • So I waited for Baxter to git well, meanin' to make him pay or go to the jug.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • So I carried it way down to the pond and threw it in, jug and all.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The jug was under the seat of his wagon and its contents had already been sampled by him and by Simp.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • He was carrying, insecurely, a jug of poppy-head and camomile, which had been prescribed as a lotion.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • I had no way of telling; but it was not light, by a jug full.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various
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