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puzzle jug

noun

  1. 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

Staff at Ipswich's Christchurch Mansion want the boy to know the 18th Century Delftware puzzle jug he knocked off a window ledge last summer has been fixed.

From BBC

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