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claret jug

claret jug noun: a narrow-necked fancy jug for holding claret.

claret jug: a narrow-necked fancy jug for holding claret
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Noun

claret jug (plural claret jugs)

  1. A narrow-necked fancy jug for holding claret.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:claret jug.

Forms of claret jug

pluralclaret jugs
alternative form (rare)claretjug

Origin of claret jug

From claret (“a type of red wine”, noun) + jug (“a type of vessel”, noun).

Questions about claret jug

What does claret jug mean?
Claret jug means a narrow-necked fancy jug for holding claret.
What part of speech is claret jug?
Claret jug is a noun.
What is the plural of claret jug?
The plural of claret jug is claret jugs.

Words near claret jug in the dictionary

  1. Clarenza
  2. Clares
  3. claret
  4. claret ash
  5. claret ashes
  6. claret jug
  7. claret jugs
  8. claret would be port if it could
  9. claretcup
  10. clareted
  11. Claretha

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