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tankard
(tæŋkəʳd)
Word forms: plural tankards
countable noun
A tankard is a large metal cup with a handle, which you can drink beer from.
...a large pewter tankard.
A tankard of beer is an amount of it contained in a tankard.
...a tankard of ale. [+ of]
tankard in British English
(ˈtæŋkəd)
noun
a.
a large one-handled drinking vessel, commonly made of silver, pewter, or glass, sometimes fitted with a hinged lid
b.
the quantity contained in a tankard
Word origin
C14: related to Middle Dutch tankaert, French tanquarttankard in American English
(ˈtæŋkərd)
noun
a large drinking cup with a handle and, often, a hinged lid
Word origin
ME < OFr tanquart, prob. < tant, as much as (< L tantus < tam: see tandem) + quart, quart1Image oftankard
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