JUG

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