jug
jug is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.]
- 2.A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] Gay.
- 3.To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.
- 4.To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang]
- 5.To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
- 6.To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] Gay called?
- What is to seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare called?
- What is to utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale called?
- What is to nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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