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JUGGING
JUG
jug
(verb) stew in an earthenware jug; ājug the rabbitā
imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand
(verb) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; āThe suspects were imprisoned without trialā; āthe murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his lifeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
jugging
present participle of jug
Noun
jugging (plural juggings)
The process of stewing in an earthenware jar.
juggings of hares or of partridges
Source: Wiktionary
JUG
Jug, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.]
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.
Jug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Jugging.]
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]
Jug, v. i. (Zoƶl.)
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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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