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jug  audio  (jg) KEY  

NOUN:
    1. A large, often rounded vessel of earthenware, glass, or metal with a small mouth, a handle, and usually a stopper or cap.
    2. The amount that a jug can hold.
  2. A small pitcher.
  3. Slang A jail.
  4. jugs Vulgar Slang A woman's breasts.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
jugged , jug·ging , jugs
  1. To stew (a hare, for example) in an earthenware jug or jar.
  2. Slang To put into jail.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English jugge


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