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puzzle jug
noun
- a drinking jug of the 17th and 18th centuries, so made as to challenge the drinker to drink without spilling or spraying the contents.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puzzle jug1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
The old English puzzle jug had a similar device, in which the difficulty was to drink the contents without spilling them.
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