jug has definitions from the field of food
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[ noun ] a large bottle with a narrow mouth

Used in print

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

Stranger , Uncle_Randolph began riding home nights with a jug strapped to his saddle , drunkenly singing `` Old_Dan_Tucker '' at the top of his voice .

2
[ verb ] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Examples

"The suspects were imprisoned without trial" "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

3
[ verb ] (food) stew in an earthenware jug

Examples

"jug the rabbit"

Related terms

stew cooking

4
[ noun ] the quantity contained in a jug

Synonyms

jugful

Related terms

containerful

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