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  1. 1. n. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A pitcher; a ewer. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A prison; a jail; a lockup. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To commit to jail; to imprison. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. i. To word/utter">utter a word/sound">sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. a large bottle with a narrow mouth Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. the quantity contained in a jug Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. stew in an earthenware jug Source: wordnet
  12. 12. 1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. 2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.] 3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] Gay. 1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. 2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang] 1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. 2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges. Source: webster

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