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tankard

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tan·kard /ˈtæŋkəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]  tankard.jpg DFDa large metal cup, usually with a handle, which you can drink beer from 〔通常有柄、金属制的〕大啤酒杯
Examples from the Corpus
tankardApart from the trophy the winner receives £60, a tankard and a voucher for £35 for solid fuel.Anyway, the stranger was about to leave when a slattern dropped a tankard.He found it strange that he had just buried Tosspot who used to clean the platters and tankards in this very tavern.Steve was presented with a Press Club tankard at the awards in Birmingham.Naked Balinese dancing girls held tankards of ale to his lips.Pike noticed him and, eyes guarded, raised his tankard.One tankard hit the ceiling, another broke a window.The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow, watching her over the rim of the tankard.
Origin tankard (1300-1400) Perhaps from Middle Dutch tanckaert
tan·kard nounChineseSyllable
usually metal cup, with large a a Corpus


tankard
tankard /ˈtæŋkəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch tanckaert

a large metal cup, usually with a handle, which you can drink beer from


tank·ardBrE /ˈtæŋkəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtæŋkərd/ 🔊 nouna large, usually metal, cup with a handle, that is used for drinking beer from (通常为金属的)单柄大酒杯,啤酒杯