tankard.
A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.
Meaning & usage
A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.
I sure would be much happier with a tankard of mead right about now.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tan(c)kard(e), denoting 'a large tub for carrying liquid', perhaps related to Dutch tanckaert, from Middle Dutch tanckaert, meaning the same thing, but of uncertain ultimate origin. The OED suggests an alteration of Medieval Latin *kantard, from Latin cantharus (“tankard”). Klein suggests French tant quart (“as much of a quarter”). Meaning "drinking vessel" is first recorded late 15th century.
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