whiskey jug
- noun
- /ˈwɪski dʒʌg/
- US
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botijo de whisky
- And while we no longer get our deodorant packaged in whiskey jugs (pity), reformulating and packaging the product for wider audience segments is still going to be required.
Examples
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Winters as boys, Andre and Smoker split wood and cleared driveways, then hoarded their pay in a half-gallon whiskey jug.
Fiction book (2002) -
At the gathering, the guests enjoyed a toast with drinks poured from a beautifully crafted whiskey jug.
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...and rainbows over your whiskey jug.
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Old Campbell is lovingly honing the broadswords to razor edges and sharing a whiskey jug with Hamish, who stares at the fire.
Fiction book (1995) -
During the celebration, they passed around a large whiskey jug filled with their finest spirit.
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He poured the last glass of whiskey from the old ceramic whiskey jug and reminisced about his youth.
Synonyms
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1.0
A container with a narrow neck for holding drinks or other liquids
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1.0
A large container with a narrow opening for holding and pouring liquids
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1.7
A glass bottle that holds whiskey for drinking
A large mug shaped like a man wearing a three-cornered hat used to serve beer
A ceramic drinking mug shaped like a short man wearing a tricorn hat
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Morphology
The meaning 'a jug used for storing or serving whiskey' is directly deducible from the constituents 'whiskey' (an alcoholic drink) and 'jug' (a container for liquids); it is a straightforward noun–noun compound naming a concrete object. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows basic English compounding rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Whiskey jug is a simple name that comes from a clear picture: a jug holding whiskey on a table or in a corner. Because people often kept a large, easy-to-see jug of whiskey at home or in a shop, the phrase came to mean 'a jug used for storing or serving whiskey'.