| 单词 | peg tankard |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeg tankard peg tankard n. now historical a tankard with pegs inserted at regular intervals to mark the quantity each person is to drink (see sense 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > vessel with measuring pegs peg tankard1796 peg-pot1903 1796 S. Pegge Anonymiana (1809) 183 Peg-Tankards, of which I have seen a few still remaining in Derbyshire,..hold two quarts, so that there is a gill of ale, i.e. half a pint Winchester measure, between each pin. 1884 Leisure Hour May 299/2 The peg-tankard..had pegs in it, dividing the height into eight half-pints. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 468/2 A Scandinavian peg tankard, 18th C. < as lemmas |
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