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The correct spelling is jugs.
How to pronounce jugs
/dʒʌɡz/
nounIPA: /dʒʌɡz/
Say it like: Jug-s
The correct spelling is jugs. A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stoppe… For example: "jugged hare"
Usage Examples
“jugged hare”
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
- 2.The amount that a jug can hold.
- 3.Jail.
- 4.(chiefly in the plural) A woman's breasts.
- 5.A kettle.
verb
- 1.To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
- 2.To put into jail.
- 3.To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
- 4.(of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.
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