How Do You Spell JUGGED?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈʌɡd] (IPA)

The word "jugged" is spelled with the letters j, u, g, and e, and is pronounced /dʒʌɡd/. This word comes from the practice of cooking meat in a pot, or jug, with a lid, where the meat is slowly cooked in its own juices. "Jugging" was a common method of cooking in medieval times, and the word has since expanded to mean the game of jugging, which involves capturing opponents and holding them in a "jail". While the spelling of "jugged" may seem unusual, it accurately reflects its historical origins.

JUGGED Meaning and Definition

1. The term "jugged" has several meanings depending on the context. In culinary terms, "jugged" refers to a cooking method in which meat, typically game, is slowly stewed in a covered container called a jug, often made of clay or earthenware. This cooking technique helps retain the flavors and juices of the meat, resulting in tender and flavorful dishes. The meat is often cooked with vegetables, herbs, spices, and sometimes a sauce or broth, enhancing the overall taste profile of the dish. Jugged meat dishes can be found in various cuisines around the world, and they range from rabbit and deer to lamb and poultry.

   Outside the culinary realm, "jugged" can also be used as a past participle or adjective to describe situations or emotions that are trapped, confined, or restricted. For example, someone feeling emotionally trapped or confined might describe themselves as feeling "jugged up." In a similar vein, if a person is imprisoned or confined against their will, they can be said to be "jugged" or "in the jug." This usage of the term is often informal or colloquial and is typically employed in a figurative sense rather than a literal one.

   In summary, "jugged" generally refers to a cooking method involving slow stewing in a jug or container, resulting in tender and flavorful meat dishes. It can also convey feelings of being trapped or confined in non-culinary contexts.

2. Noting a horse with intermittent swellings in glanders.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

3. Jugged hare, a hare cut into pieces and stewed with wine and other flavourings.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for JUGGED

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• Yugge

Etymology of JUGGED

The word "jugged" originated from the Middle English term "jogelen" or "juggelen", which eventually transformed into "jogled" or "juggled" over time. This Old French term referred to the act of cooking or stewing meat in a jug or container. By the 18th century, the word "jugged" became an adjective in English to describe meat that was cooked in a closed container. It is worth noting that "jugged" also has a separate meaning in the context of "jugged hare", which refers to a traditional British dish of stewed hare cooked with various spices and wine.

Idioms with the word JUGGED

• jugged (up)

Similar spelling words for JUGGED

• Hugged,
• Gagged,
• Judged,
• bugged,
• Jogged,
• rugged,
• Lugged,
• Tugged,
• mugged,
• jagged,
• Juggled.

Conjugate verb Jugged

CONDITIONAL

I would jugged

you would jugged

he/she/it would jugged

we would jugged

they would jugged

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be jugging

you would be jugging

he/she/it would be jugging

we would be jugging

they would be jugging

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have jugged

you would have jugged

he/she/it would have jugged

we would have jugged

they would have jugged

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been jugging

you would have been jugging

he/she/it would have been jugging

we would have been jugging

they would have been jugging

FUTURE

I will jug

you will jug

he/she/it will jug

we will jug

they will jug

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be jugging

you will be jugging

he/she/it will be jugging

we will be jugging

they will be jugging

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have jugged

you will have jugged

he/she/it will have jugged

we will have jugged

they will have jugged

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been jugging

you will have been jugging

he/she/it will have been jugging

we will have been jugging

they will have been jugging

IMPERATIVE

you jug

we let´s jug

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to jug

PAST

I jugged

you jugged

he/she/it jugged

we jugged

they jugged

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was jugging

you were jugging

he/she/it was jugging

we were jugging

they were jugging

PAST PARTICIPLE

jugged

PAST PERFECT

I had jugged

you had jugged

he/she/it had jugged

we had jugged

they had jugged

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been jugging

you had been jugging

he/she/it had been jugging

we had been jugging

they had been jugging

PRESENT

I jug

you jug

he/she/it jugs

we jug

they jug

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am jugging

you are jugging

he/she/it is jugging

we are jugging

they are jugging

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

jugging

PRESENT PERFECT

I have jugged

you have jugged

he/she/it has jugged

we have jugged

they have jugged

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been jugging

you have been jugging

he/she/it has been jugging

we have been jugging

they have been jugging