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any inexpensive wine sold in large bottles, esp. a bottle containing 1.5 liters (1.6 qt.) or more.[1970-75]
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jug wine — noun inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs • Hypernyms: ↑wine, ↑vino * * * noun : table wine sold in jugs * * * any inexpensive wine sold in large bottles, esp. a bottle containing 1.5 liters (1.6 qt.) or more. [1970 75] … Useful english dictionary
jug wine — noun Date: 1972 table wine sold in large bottles … New Collegiate Dictionary
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jug — jug1 /jug/, n., v., jugged, jugging. n. 1. a large container usually made of earthenware, metal, or glass, commonly having a handle, a narrow neck, and sometimes a cap or cork. 2. the contents of such a container; jugful: a jug of wine. 3. Slang … Universalium
