| 单词 | puzzle jug |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuzzle jug puzzle jug n. ΚΠ 1865 Sci. Amer. 1 July 129/2 The puzzle jug was an ale jug, and so contrived..to render it impossible to use it like other jugs. 1960 R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Continental Pottery & Porcelain 375/1 The potter, Cornelis Hendricksz (born 1566), is stated to have made surprise jugs or puzzle jugs. 1993 H. Petroski Evol. Useful Things 171 A curious category of earthenware known as ‘puzzle jug’. These devices had odd projecting tubes, hollow handles, and hidden conduits that carried the liquid in deceptive and unexpected ways. 2006 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 21 Jan. 6 A collection of Barnstaple pieces, which includes a puzzle jug. < as lemmas |
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