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   Jug (jŭg), n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.]
   
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   1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.
   
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   2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.]
   
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   3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang]  Gay.
   
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   4. (pl.) A woman's breasts; as, “nice jugs”. [vulgar slang]
   
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   Jug (jŭg), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jugged (jŭgd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jugging (jŭggĭng).]
   
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   1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, “to jug a hare”.
   
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   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.
   
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   2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
   
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