Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - jug
Jug
jug
n. & v. --n. 1 a a deep vessel for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shaped for pouring. b the contents of this; a jugful. 2 US a large jar with a narrow mouth. 3 sl. prison. 4 (in pl.) US coarse sl. a woman's breasts. --v.tr. (jugged, jugging) 1 (usu. as jugged adj.) stew or boil (a hare or rabbit) in a covered vessel. 2 sl. imprison. Derivatives jugful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: perh. f. Jug, pet-form of the name Joan etc.
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I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Jug, nickname for Joan Date: 1538 1. a small pitcher, b. a large deep usually earthenware or glass container with a narrow mouth and a handle, the contents of such a container ; ~ful, jail, prison, II. transitive verb (~ged; ~ging) Date: 1747 to stew (as a hare) in an earthenware vessel, jail, imprison ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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