Etymology

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English jugge ← Old English ċēac
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jug · noun, verb1

  1. Old English · derived fromċēac“pitcher; jug”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromjugge
  3. English todayjug

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain.

jug · noun2

Blend of Jack Russell + pug.

jug · noun, verb3

  1. Latin · derived fromjugum“yoke, tether”
  2. English todayjug

Probably from Latin jugum (“yoke, tether”). A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". https://www.ignatius.edu/news/september-2017/jug-em-with-a-jugumhttps://catholicphilly.com/2021/10/news/local-news/local-priest-moves-closer-to-sainthood/

jug · verb4

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a shortening of juggernaut or an alteration of juke/jook. Compare juug.

Words from the same roots

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