"waterjug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waterjugs [plural]
Etymology: water + jug Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|jug}} water + jug Head templates: {{en-noun}} waterjug (plural waterjugs)
  1. A jug used to hold water. Translations (jug used to hold water): aiguamans [masculine] (Catalan), vesikannu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-waterjug-en-noun-~VLTy0jg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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