Jug
/dʒʌɡ/noun
A container with a handle and a narrow mouth, used for holding and pouring liquids.
Did you know?English jug is probably a later variant of jugge, a word of uncertain origin that may be related to dialectal terms for a drinking vessel, but unlike spooky words such as "spell" or "glamour," its history does not reveal a clear occult meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
jugge
“a drinking vessel or pitcher”
16th Century
English
jug
“a vessel for holding and pouring liquids”
Modern English
English
jug
“a container with a handle and narrow mouth”
Modern English
English
jug
“to imprison (slang, from the noun 'jug' as jail)”