tankard

[ tang-kerd ]

noun

1. a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover.

tankard

/ ˈtæŋkəd /

noun

1. 1. a large one-handled drinking vessel, commonly made of silver, pewter, or glass, sometimes fitted with a hinged lid
   2. the quantity contained in a tankard

Word History and Origins

Origin of tankard¹

1275–1325; Middle English: bucket; compare Middle Dutch tanckaert, Middle French tanquart

Word History and Origins

Origin of tankard¹

C14: related to Middle Dutch tankaert, French tanquart

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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