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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