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Word entry · 7 letters

tankard

Best crossword clue

"Handled ale cup"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈtæŋkɚd/Part of speech nounSorted aadknrtStarts with TEnds with D2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. large drinking vessel with one handle

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • I sure would be much happier with a tankard of mead right about now.
  • […] [Jemima] began filling a number of pewter tankards with some of that home-brewed ale for which “The Fisherman’s Rest” had been famous since the days of King Charles.
  • They were left alone, and Athelny lifted the pewter tankard to his lips. He drank long and deep.

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