a vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.-a pitcher; a ewer.-a prison; a jail; a lockup.-to seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.-to commit to jail; to imprison.-to utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.-to nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.