Read full poem →And yet I was going peacefully home,
Carrying my jug, a little drunk,
When Logan, the marshal, halted me
Dictionary Entry
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.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. jugjug waterjug milkjug gallonjug brownjug largejug small
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Poetry examples for “jug”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →With skirmish and capricious passagings,
And murmurs musical and swift jug jug
And one low piping sound more sweet than all--
Read full poem →And still she cried, and still the world pursues,
“Jug Jug” to dirty ears.
And other withered stumps of time
Read full poem →Twit twit twit
Jug jug jug jug jug jug
So rudely forc’d.
Read full poem →Lady Iron-Heels and her sister-in-law took a swig of whisky from the
jug under the table, and lifted up their hoes from the floor. The boy
whimpered for a drink. They said: “Wait till you are a man.” All three
Read full poem →And who's that talking, somewhere out of sight?
Why are they laughing? What's inside that jug?
"Nurse! Doctor!" "Yes; all right, all right."
Read full poem →With skirmish and capricious passagings,
And murmurs musical and swift jug jug
And one low piping sound more sweet than all--