TANKARD


Meaning of TANKARD in English

n. 1 a tall mug with a handle and sometimes a hinged lid, esp. of silver or pewter for beer. 2 the contents of or an amount held by a tankard (drank a tankard of ale).

[ ME: orig. unkn.: cf. MDu. tanckaert ]

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