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The word pitcher comes from the 13th-century Middle English word picher, which means earthen jug. [3] [4] The word picher is linked to the Old French word pichier, which is the altered version of the word bichier, meaning drinking cup.
A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...
Jug (dog), a crossbreed between a Jack Russell terrier and a pug; Jug (instrument), used for rhythmic bass accompaniment; Jug fishing, a method of fishing that uses lines suspended from floating jugs; Jug Tavern, a historic structure in Ossining, New York, United States; Jug wine, a term used for inexpensive table wine
jug any container with a handle and a mouth or spout for liquid (US: pitcher) (jugs) breasts (slang) large container with a narrow mouth and handle for liquids (similar to UK pitcher) jumper: a knitted upper body garment (US: sweater) jump shot in basketball Non-permanent electrical connection, especially on a PCB: pinafore dress jump suit ...
French ceramic jug Covered cream jug, 1735, silver, Cleveland Museum of Art (US) A jug is a type of container commonly used to hold liquids. It has an opening, sometimes narrow, from which to pour or drink, and has a handle, and often a pouring lip. Jugs throughout history have been made of metal, ceramic, or glass, and plastic is now common.
Solution to puzzle with 3 L and 5 L jugs, a tap and a drain Two solutions on a Cartesian grid, the upper one equivalent to the diagram on the left. The rules are sometimes formulated by adding a tap (a source "jug" with infinite water) and a sink (a drain "jug" that accepts any amount of water without limit).
' I pour ', sense "wine pourer"; pl.: oinochoai; Neo-Latin: oenochoë, pl.: oenochoae; English pl.: oenochoes or oinochoes), is a wine jug and a key form of ancient Greek pottery. Intermediate between a pithos (large storage vessel) or amphora (transport vessel), and individual cups or bowls, it held fluid for several persons temporarily until ...
A jug with a cork stopper Bung in the bunghole of a wine barrel Cork stoppers from wine bottles A stopper , bung , or cork is a cylindrical or conical closure used to seal a container, such as a bottle, tube, or barrel .