tankard
- noun
- /ˈtæŋkərd/
- Would you join me for a farewell tankard, Miss Tess?
- tankard of ale
- tankard of beer
- pewter tankard
Examples
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Would you bring me another tankard of Root Cellar Surprise?
Blog text (30) -
So we've come and got tankards of beer.
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My friends here would all like another tankard of ale.
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Put in for a tankard of ale, a friendly word, and a chance to fight the King.
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And I paid him fourteen pounds sterling for this silver tankard.
Fiction book (1994) -
And she took a pewter tankard off a shelf.
Fiction book (1994) -
I think it would be a nice gesture If i bought the men a few tankards of ale.
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Cavanaugh joins him carrying two tankards of ale.
Fiction book (1994) -
Jamie, frowning into his own tankard, leaned forward with his elbows on the table.
Fiction book (1991) -
At the festival, everyone raised their tankards to celebrate the arrival of spring.
Synonyms
A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup
A large sturdy cup with a handle for serving beer
A glass used for drinking beer, often larger than a regular glass
A large glass used to serve beer in pubs in Australia and the UK
A cup or tankard used long ago for drinking
A container like a cup or mug for holding liquids to drink
A large mug for serving beer in Germany and Central Europe
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Etymology
Tankard comes from old words like tank that mean a large 'container' or 'jug' for liquid, so a helpful way to remember it is as a drinking 'tank'. So a tankard is a large, handled mug often used for beer.