krugn.1
/krʊɡ/ A beer-mug or tankard.
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ale bowl1420
caudle cup1610
stein1855
sack-pot1857
champagne saucer1861
chirper1862
bombilla1866
krug1866
handle1956
1866 C. M. Yonge Dove in Eagle's Nest II. xii. 235 He has..excused himself from aiding his two gentlemen-squires in consuming their krug of beer.
1963 T. Pynchon V. viii. 203 They seemed to seek some Hofbrauhaus of the spirit like a grail, hold a krug of Munich beer like a chalice.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
Krugn.2
/kruːɡ/ The proprietary name of a make of champagne.
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pink champagne1793
Moët1841
Heidsieck1853
Veuve Clicquot1854
Roederer1858
Mumm1861
oeil-de-perdrix champagne1872
Pommery1874
Krug1876
Perrier–Jouët1876
Pommery and Greno1881
Pol Roger1889
extra sec1891
Lanson1891
demi-sec1926
Taittinger1949
Dom Pérignon1956
1876 Trade Marks Jrnl. 6 Sept. 455/1 Krug & Co. Reims... Paul Krug, of and on behalf of the firm of Krug and Co., Reims, France; champagne wine merchants.
1891 in C. Ray Compleat Imbiber (1967) IX. 122 All Brands of Champagne in stock..Pol Roger, Krug, Moët et Chandon.
1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. v. 71 Taking well-known brands..I do not know that I was more faithful to any than to Krug.
1967 G. Smith in L. Deighton London Dossier 125 The best game pies..ideal for demolishing with a bottle of Krug in the car park before the Oxford and Cambridge game at Twickenham.
1974 D. MacKenzie Zaleski's Percentage xv. 222 ‘Champagne for my friend, Inspector-Detective.’ It was vintage Krug and perfectly chilled.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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