Meaning
A metal cup or mug coated in enamel — the hardy, cheap, chip-prone tinware cup, usually white with a blue or black rim, that was the everyday drinking vessel of the Jamaican home, yard, and workplace. Light and near-unbreakable (though the enamel chips to show the dark metal beneath), the enamel mug held your morning tea, your water in the field, and the children's porridge. It is a fond, homely emblem of country and old-time life.
Examples
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Drink yuh tea outta di enamel mug.
Drink your tea out of the enamel mug.
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Di enamel mug chip roun di rim.
The enamel mug is chipped around the rim.
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Carry water inna di enamel mug go a field.
Carry water in the enamel mug to the field.
Origin
From 'enamel' (its coating) + 'mug'; the enamelware drinking cup. See [[wash-pan]], [[dutch-pot]].
How it’s used
A hardy enamel-coated metal drinking cup. See [[wash-pan]], [[coconut-shell]].