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stein definition

stein (stīn)

noun

  1. an earthenware beer mug, or a similar mug of pewter, glass, etc.
  2. the amount that a stein will hold, about a pint

Etymology: Ger < steingut, stoneware < stein, stone + gut, goods

Stein definition

Stein (stīn)

Stein, Gertrude 1874-1946; U.S. writer in France

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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