0 a large drinking cup, usually made of metal, with sloping sides, a handle, and sometimes a lid, mainly used for drinking beer --
1 a large drinking cup with a handle and usually a lid, mainly used for drinking beer --
He was also a runner-up in 6 provincial tankards.
There are recurring tales of sailors being pressed after a shilling was slipped into their drink, leading to glass-bottomed tankards.
The master carpenter's chest for example contained a backgammon set, a book, three plates, a sundial, and a tankard suggesting he was relatively wealthy.
Their parents were required to pay with a silver cup or tankard, which would then be melted down.
The earliest tankards were made of wooden staves, similar to a barrel, and did not have lids.
I should hate to think that this country had gone from the position of having a tankard on the table to a bottle in the bedroom.
He sent the tankard back.
This young man had been awarded an engraved tankard for being the finest of his group of recruits in the armed forces.
