Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Claret Jug

(One's) One's nose. (See above, Claret)

To tap one's claret jug
To give one a bloody nose. “Tap” is meant for a pun- to broach and to knock.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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