Jug (?), n. [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.
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Jug (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Jugging (?).]
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]
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Jug, v. 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.
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