Added 10 October 2026
jug
/d͡ʒʌɡ/ noun
In Latin: hirnea Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about jug at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
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Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.
The suspects were imprisoned without trial
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Stew in an earthenware jug.
jug the rabbit
Origin
From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain.
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