JUG


Meaning of JUG in English

/ dʒʌg; NAmE / noun

1.

( BrE ) ( NAmE pitch·er ) a container with a handle and a lip , for holding and pouring liquids :

a milk / water jug

2.

( NAmE ) a large round container with a small opening and a handle, for holding liquids :

a five-gallon jug of beer

3.

the amount of liquid contained in a jug :

She spilled a jug of water.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Jug , pet form of the given names Joan , Joanna , and Jenny .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.