Re: spade and shovel (was [romconlang] -able)

Endless trove of trivia, eh??

Tristan wrote:
>
>I'm told an electric kettle is in the US a jug (I think).
Never heard  that; it's just an electic kettle.

A jug to me is
>most frequently a 1140 mL vessel of beer (that is, "jug" like "pot"
>(something around 350 mL) or "pint" (570 mL) has a standard size).
Never heard it used in the US w.r.t. beer; nor is there much
standardization. I'm not sure how much beer one got in the standard glass of
draft beer at a bar-- likely 8 oz.; I do recall that in England a pint in a
pub was _a lot_ of beer by our standards......Glad to say that bars are
getting a little more generous in their portions these days.

Many products used to come in 1 lb.jars/cans, but they gradually got reduced
in size though the price remains the same. The standard can/package of
coffee (1 lb way back when) is now 11 oz.

In the old days a jug was made of ceramic, had a little handle and a short
narrow neck that took a cork. The came in various sizes, 2 qts up to a
gallon (4 qts) or even more. Some of the more interesting ones have neat
designs in the glaze; they're quite collectible and can cost $$$ depending
on age.

Nowadays booze and cheap wine often come in "jugs" either plastic or glass,
with/without a handle, usually 1.75 qts or 1.5 litres, usually with a
screw-top (booze, real cheap wine) or a cork (the better class of cheap
wine)...(And then there's wine in boxes...total plonk).

>Although it could be any other similar (open top/lidless!) vessel
>regardless of size and content too, if needs be.
I think that would be a _crock_ (old, ceramic, could be quite big-- I've
seen 5 gal. versions), also collectible and $$$. Some had a ceramic lid that
rarely survives; otherwise I think you closed them with a cloth.  If glass,
just a _jar_ .  I'd be surprised if "crock" is used anymore, except in the
expression "That (~so and so) is a crock of sh*t"

OBCONLANG, anyone? I think Kash has some of these terms, but their weights
and measures are screwy anyway.

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