tankard

Meaning

Noun

• A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.File:Kürschnerkanne, Braunschweig, 1900 (3).jpg|thumb|Tankard

Origin

• From Middle English tankard, 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. Klein suggests French tant quart.
• Meaning "drinking vessel" is first recorded late 15th century.