schooner
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈskuːnər/
- UK
:
jarra de cerveza
- At the pub, he ordered a schooner of lager to enjoy with his friends.
- a schooner of beer
Examples
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He grinned stiffly when he took the schooner of beer away from his mouth.
Fiction book (1991) -
These big glasses called schooners and the small one are middies.
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I'm ordering your schooner in the name of the government.
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You no longer have the decency to hope for anything, except another schooner of beer.
Fiction book (2001) -
He ordered a shot of Beam with a frosted schooner of Jax on the side.
Fiction book (1991) -
During the party, they served ice-cold schooners of beer to everyone.
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After a long day, she settled down with a schooner of her favorite craft beer.
Synonyms
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1.0
Drinking cups and similar items considered as a group
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4.5
A large mug for drinking beer, often made of ceramic
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8.6
A large drinking mug with one handle that people often use for beer
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1.0
A container to drink from, usually for water or juice
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1.0
A large sturdy cup with a handle for serving beer
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1.0
A glass used for drinking beer, often larger than a regular glass
A large mug for serving beer in Germany and Central Europe
Compounds
- Archaic
A large covered wagon used by early settlers to travel across the prairies
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Schooner for a beer glass likely takes its name from the ship schooner, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a schooner as a handy, medium-sized thing — so in pubs a schooner is a large glass used for beer.