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tankard
[ tang-kerd ]
noun
- a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover.
tankard
/ ˈtæŋkəd /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tankard1
1275–1325; Middle English: bucket; compare Middle Dutch tanckaert, Middle French tanquart
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tankard1
C14: related to Middle Dutch tankaert, French tanquart
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Example Sentences
This afternoon I hear that my man Will hath lost his clock with my tankard, at which I am very glad.
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The handsome creature balanced against the table took the tankard from her lips and laughed.
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He was a good, even an eminent, tankard-man, and retained a clear judgment under any amount of potations.
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In the same collection there is a fine leather case for a cup or tankard.
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Diawl, John Jones, I was a fool to look into a tankard after you!
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