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jug
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jug \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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.] [1913 Webster] 1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. [1913 Webster] 2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay. [1913 Webster] 4. (pl.) A woman's breasts; as, nice jugs. [vulgar slang] [PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jugged (j[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jugging (j[u^]g"g[i^]ng).] [1913 Webster] 1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. [1913 Webster] 2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
