Jug

<h2 id="etymology">Etymology</h2>
<p>The word jug is first recorded in the late 15th century as <i>jugge</i> or <i>jubbe</i>. It is of unknown origin, but perhaps comes from <i>jug</i> a term for a maidservant, in the same period. This in turn comes from the alteration of common personal names such as  Joan or Judith.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>
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<h2 id="beer">Beer</h2>
<p>In certain countries, especially New Zealand and Australia, a "jug" refers to a plastic container filled with two imperial <a href="/facts/Pint/c4Q7MeMw">pints</a> (just over a <a href="/facts/Litre/QKwbQz8I">litre</a>) of <a href="/facts/Beer/t7qAGDfj">beer</a>. It is usually served along with one or more small glasses from which the beer is normally consumed, although in some <a href="/facts/Student/zJY5rdvh">student</a> bars it is more common for the beer to be drunk directly from the jug, which is usually served without the accompanying glass. (In the U.S., this may be called a <a href="/facts/Pitcher_(container)/m6gHyR3r">pitcher</a>—although few US pitchers are as small as a <a href="/facts/Litre/QKwbQz8I">litre</a>, generally holding between 64 and 128 U.S. <a href="/facts/Fluid_ounce/fg11uSSt">fluid ounces</a>, approximately 2-4 litres. In New Zealand and Australia a pitcher sometimes can refer to a much larger measure of beer.)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p>In Britain in those parts of the country where there is a choice between a pint (20 fluid ounces) tankard and a straight glass of beer, a tankard may be called a tankard or a "jug".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> A jug of beer may also refer to a jug containing larger amounts (usually sized in pints), but if a large jug is sold it will be advertised as such in the pub and this helps to reduce confusion.
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<h2 id="music">Music</h2>
<p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/Jug_(musical_instrument)/pjqlWznf">Jug (musical instrument)</a></p>
<p>In American folk music, an empty jug (often <a href="/facts/Stoneware/h6JS15YF">stoneware</a> used for <a href="/facts/American_whiskey/WR4gjxT0">American whiskey</a>) is sometimes used as a musical instrument, being played with buzzed lips to produce a <a href="/facts/Trombone/yI8vuH6n">trombone</a>-like tone. It is often part of a <a href="/facts/Jug_band/73cJ03bS">jug band</a>, to which ensemble it lends its name.
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<p>In addition to the typical definition, a variety of other containers designed for carrying liquid are sometimes called "jugs".
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Bartmann_jug/XqhI8Cnh">Bartmann jug</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bridge_spouted_vessel/7ymg1y5e">Bridge spouted vessel</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Carboy/rontJpB8">Carboy</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Creamer_(vessel)/FCMCdV7K">Creamer (vessel)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Face_jug/LPUrXtYf">Face jug</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Fuddling_cup/bHgPk1Ka">Fuddling cup</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Growler_(jug)/zRQFDNj1">Growler (jug)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Jar/BBNqD6an">Jar</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Jug_wine/31k9mLwB">Jug wine</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Jugging/E6ombygR">Jugging</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Harvest_jug/4YJJojJW">Harvest jug</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Puzzle_jug/EMLhTlCY">Puzzle jug</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Toby_Jug/PI6D34Mh">Toby Jug</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Silver_claret_jug/rPNIo2rb">Silver claret jug</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Wenlok_jug/gmlzM1a6">Wenlok jug</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<p><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_Americana_(1920)/Jug">"Jug" </a>. <i><a href="/facts/Encyclopedia_Americana/rsmEnQT5">Encyclopedia Americana</a></i>. 1920.
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Harper, Douglas (2012). "Jug". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 9 April 2012. <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jug" target="_blank">http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jug</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Drink : Australian Beer Sizes Archived 2016-05-22 at the Portuguese Web Archive Our Naked Australia, May 6, 2013 <a href="http://www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/" target="_blank">http://www.ournakedaustralia.com.au/drink-australian-beer-sizes/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Hall, James (12 January 2012), "Glass beer tankards make return", Daily Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9010429/Glass-beer-tankards-make-return.html" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9010429/Glass-beer-tankards-make-return.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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