a large drinking cup with a handle and, often, a hinged lid
Origin of tankard
Middle English from Old French tanquart, probably from tant, as much as ( from Classical Latin tantus from tam: see tandem) + quart, quarttankard
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tankard
noun
A large drinking cup having a single handle and often a hinged cover, especially a tall pewter or silver mug.
Origin of tankard
Middle English of unknown originTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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