Tankard
Definitions
A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.
Equivalents
Examples
“I sure would be much happier with a tankard of mead right about now.”
“It was a miserable evening; outside it was snowing and blowing, and in the squire's parlour the candle burned so dimly that you could scarcely distinguish anything in the room but a clock-case with some Chinese ornaments, a large mirror in an old-fashioned frame, and a silver family tankard.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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