tankard
a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover.
Origin of tankard
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How to use tankard in a sentence
This afternoon I hear that my man Will hath lost his clock with my tankard, at which I am very glad.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysThe handsome creature balanced against the table took the tankard from her lips and laughed.
A Lady of Quality | Frances Hodgson BurnettHe was a good, even an eminent, tankard-man, and retained a clear judgment under any amount of potations.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceIn the same collection there is a fine leather case for a cup or tankard.
Chats on Household Curios | Fred W. BurgessDiawl, John Jones, I was a fool to look into a tankard after you!
British Dictionary definitions for tankard
/ (ˈtæŋkəd) /
a large one-handled drinking vessel, commonly made of silver, pewter, or glass, sometimes fitted with a hinged lid
the quantity contained in a tankard
Origin of tankard
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