"Jugful" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... not by a jugful!" exclaimed the engineer joyously, and stood up in the dim-lit little room. "No, sir! She and I, we're going to change the face of things considerably! How? Never mind just yet. But let's have a look at the old volume, father. Gad! That must ...
— Darkness and Dawn • George Allan England
... I would go to the expense of hiring somebody else to skipper the Tillicum while I was there with my license? Not by a jugful! I was saving every dollar I could. I ...
— Cappy Ricks • Peter B. Kyne
... by a jugful!" answered Sorrel. "What in thunder does he mean by 'dreety mens'?" he ...
— The Campaign of the Jungle - or, Under Lawton through Luzon • Edward Stratemeyer
... through the grimy window at the uninspiring view of Hambleton and generally comported himself with discretion and savoir faire. Inwardly, he was wondering if he had any right to inflict this termagant tanner on his unsuspecting friend, the detective. Not by a jugful, unless the mutt had a ...
— The Monk of Hambleton • Armstrong Livingston
... minutes an almost uninterrupted flow of coloured water poured through the loophole and kept the enemy at bay. But even a jugful will not last for ever, and presently the squirt gave a dismal groan on ...
— The Cock-House at Fellsgarth • Talbot Baines Reed |
