jug
n. countablen. a container with a handle and a small opening at the top, used for holding and pouring liquids.
n. a large container with a narrow neck, a handle, and often a spout, designed for storing and dispensing fluids.
She filled the jug with fresh water from the tap.
The waiter placed a large glass jug of iced tea in the center of the table for the guests.
In traditional pottery, the artisan carefully shapes the clay into a jug, ensuring the handle is sturdy enough to support the weight of several liters of liquid.
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.
Blend of Jack Russell + pug.
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/
Origin uncertain. Perhaps a shortening of juggernaut or an alteration of juke/jook. Compare juug.
Commonly used in British English where American English might prefer 'pitcher'.