1892. Milliken, 'Arry Ballads, 63. Bell's a bloomer, and, Jack thought, a bit of a jug.
Verb.(common).—1. To imprison; to lock up; to 'run in'; hence to hide.
1852. Judson, Mysteries of New-York, iv. When I was jugged the last time, didn't you bring me all I wanted.
1861. Albert Smith, Medical Student, p. 33. Poor Jones got jugg'd by mistake, but eventually got off the next morning with a five-shilling fine.
1888. Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. The police came in and jugged him.
1888. Boldrewood, Robbery Under Arms, xxx. Jim and I will be jugged.
1889. Cassell's Sat. Jour., 9 Feb. That good-looking limb of the law who went wild . . . and got himself jugged.
1892. Gunter, Miss Dividends, vi. Buck Powers told me I'd be jugged if I shot at 'em.
2. (common).—To take in; to do (q.v.).
Jug-bitten, subs. (old).—Drunk.
For synonyms see Drinks and
Screwed.
1630. Taylor, Works. For when any of them are wounded, pot-shot, jugbitten, or cup-shaken, so that they have lost all reasonable faculties of the minde, and in a manner are so mad, that they dare speake felony, whistle treason, and call any magnifico a mungrell.
Jug-full. Not by a jug full, phr.
(common).—Not by a good deal,
by long chalks, by no means.
1834. Downing, Mayday in New-York (quoted by BARTLETT.) Downingville is as sweet as a rose. But 'tain't so in New-York, not by a jug-full.
1838-40. Haliburton ('Sam Slick'), Clockmaker, 3 S., ch. xviii. The last mile, he said, tho' the shortest one of the whole bilin', took the longest [time] to do it by a jug full.
Juggins (or jug), subs. (common).—A
fool. For synonyms see Buffle
and Cabbage-head.
1886. Punch, 17 July, p. 25. Yah! Wot a old juggins he is!
1888. Runciman, The Chequers, 116. Only a juggins or a horse ever works, and I don't intend to do any.
1888. Sporting Life, 29 Dec. The jugginses who pull down but never build up are clamouring just a little bit for the abolition of Christmas.
1890. Globe, 15 Feb., p. 2, col. 1. Among the witnesses called to speak to the character of the prisoner was the Marquis of Ailesbury, who said he did not think Benzon would do any wrong intentionally, but he was a regular JUBILEE JUGGINS.
1892. Milliken, 'Arry Ballads, p. 5. Darned Sosherlist jugginses 'owl till all's blue agin Wealth.
1893. Emerson, Signor Lippo, xii. He was a juggins though he could write songs.
Juggler's-box, subs. (Old Cant).—The
branding-iron.
Juice, subs. (venery).—Spendings,
(q.v.). TO GIVE JUICE FOR JELLY
= to achieve the sexual spasm.
TO STEW IN ONE'S OWN JUICE (or Grease).—See Stew.
Juicy, adj. (common).—1. Piquant;
racy; bawdy.
1880. Greenwood, Odd People, p. 59. 'Let me play you a tune, then,' said the frightened lad. 'All right, then. Play us something juicy,' exclaimed the ruffian.
2. (venery).—Amorous: Of women only.
1691-2. Gentlemen's Journal, Jan., p. 43. She by self-denial, . . . rich, juicy, full of love, debarr'd herself from the man she doated on.—Ibid, Aug. p. 5. A juicy young amorous creature.
1719. Durfey, Pills &c., ii. 312. Snug, rich, and fantastick, no tumbler was known, That wedded a juicy brisk girl of the town.
Jukrum, subs. (Old Cant).—A license.—B.E.
(1690); New Cant.
Dict. (1725); Grose (1785).
