Jug

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1. Noun

A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.

2. Noun

A pitcher; a ewer.

3. Noun

A prison; a jail; a lockup.

4. Verb

To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.

5. Verb

To commit to jail; to imprison.

6. Verb

To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

7. Verb

To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
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