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tankard

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tank·ard  (tngkrd)
n.
A large drinking cup having a single handle and often a hinged cover, especially a tall pewter or silver mug.
[Middle English, of unknown origin.]
tankard
Noun
a large one-handled beer-mug, sometimes fitted with a hinged lid [Middle English]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tankardtankard - large drinking vessel with one handle
drinking vessel - a vessel intended for drinking
Translations
tankard [ˈtæŋkəd] n → bock m
tankard [ˈtæŋkəd] n → chope f
tankard [ˈtæŋkəd] n → Bierkrug m
tankard [ˈtæŋkəd] n → boccale m
tankard
n tankard [ˈtӕŋkəd]
a large drinking-mug of metal, glass etc a beer tankard. drinkkan إناء مَعْدَني لِشُرْب البيرَه халба korbel, holba krus der Krug κούπα, μεγάλο ποτήρι jarra de cerveza, pichel (joogi)kann پارچ kolpakko chope סֶפֶל גָדוֹל बडा़ प्याला vrč s poklopcem (na pr. za pivo) fedeles fémkupa gelas bir drykkjarkrús boccale ジョッキ 큰 컵 bokalas kauss/krūze (ar vāku) kole logam drinkkan seidel, ølkrus kufel caneca cană cu capac высокая кружка korbeľ, holba, džbán vrček vrč stop, sejdel แก้วเบียร์ขนาดใหญ่ kupa, maşrapa 大啤酒杯,一大杯 високий кухоль для пива شاہ کاسہ cốc vại 大啤酒杯,一大杯


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He held in his hand a tankard full of a dark substance, and approaching the gleam of light shed by the lamp he uttered this single monosyllable: "Oh
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I went into the box frankly, and setting the silver tankard on the corner of the bench, I sat down before it, and knocked with my foot; a boy came presently, and I bade him fetch me a pint of warm ale, for it was cold weather; the boy ran, and I heard him go down the cellar to draw the ale.
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As truth distinguishes our writings from those idle romances which are filled with monsters, the productions, not of nature, but of distempered brains; and which have been therefore recommended by an eminent critic to the sole use of the pastry-cook; so, on the other hand, we would avoid any resemblance to that kind of history which a celebrated poet seems to think is no less calculated for the emolument of the brewer, as the reading it should be always attended with a tankard of good ale--
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