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Definition of Jugsful
1. jugful [n] - See also: jugful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jugsful
Literary usage of Jugsful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bibelot: A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, Chosen in Part by John Keats, Thomas Bird Mosher (1909)
"... making the sea, indeed, appear to be a beautiful or terrific being, though we
know it is only so many jugsful of salted water, and to a dog or horse it ..."
2. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1899)
"... the latter had reluctantly yielded two small jugsful, and the dairymaids had
exhibited a nerve and skill in their trade that won my lasting respect. '. ..."
3. The Plea of Pan by Henry Woodd Nevinson (1901)
"... indeed, appear to be a beautiful or terrific being, though we know it is only
so many jugsful of salted water, and to a dog or horse it is dangerous and ..."
4. Standard Short Course for Evening Schools by William Estabrook Chancellor (1911)
"If from a 5-gal. can you had sold 1 gal. to Mr. A., 1^ gal. to Mr. B., and two
y-gal. jugsful to Mr. C., how many pints would remain in the can ..."
5. Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches: A Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of (1899)
"And the lightning tumbles down in jugsful! Did you ever see such blue-blazes ?'
' It's a pity that we are not out on the quail-ground, eh ? ..."
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