stein
noun
ˈstīn 
: a large mug (as of earthenware) used especially for beer
also : the quantity of beer that a stein holds
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Don your dirndl and lederhosen and get ready to do the chicken dance while clutching a beer stein in one hand and a giant pretzel in the other. 
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 In masskrugstemmen, competitors with outstretched arm must hold a one-liter stein of beer – 5.7 pounds – longer than other participants. Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 Hofbrauhaus is holding a masskrugstemmen - stein-holding - competition Friday, Aug. 12. Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 For dessert: baby’s first float, a generous scoop of dense vanilla ice cream served in a frosty Dad’s Root Beer stein, with a glass bottle of the soda (first manufactured in Chicago, now sourced from Indiana) to pour on top. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022 General admission includes a complimentary 16-ounce ShamROCK stein to take home; VIP ticketholders also receive exclusive access to the Lucky Leprechaun VIP Irish Pub. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2022 Purchase tickets online by Sept. 22 to receive a free commemorative stein. Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2021 Wurstfest: Hoist a stein to Wurstest, which returns for its 60th annual celebration following the 2019 fire that destroyed the Marktplaz building on the festival grounds and its first-ever cancellation in 2020 because of the pandemic. Jim Kiest And Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021 Guests can buy beer by the glass or a $35 drink package, which includes four hours of beer service and the official MKE Oktoberfest beer stein to take home. Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2021 See More
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 In masskrugstemmen, competitors with outstretched arm must hold a one-liter stein of beer – 5.7 pounds – longer than other participants. Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 Hofbrauhaus is holding a masskrugstemmen - stein-holding - competition Friday, Aug. 12. Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 For dessert: baby’s first float, a generous scoop of dense vanilla ice cream served in a frosty Dad’s Root Beer stein, with a glass bottle of the soda (first manufactured in Chicago, now sourced from Indiana) to pour on top. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022 General admission includes a complimentary 16-ounce ShamROCK stein to take home; VIP ticketholders also receive exclusive access to the Lucky Leprechaun VIP Irish Pub. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2022 Purchase tickets online by Sept. 22 to receive a free commemorative stein. Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2021 Wurstfest: Hoist a stein to Wurstest, which returns for its 60th annual celebration following the 2019 fire that destroyed the Marktplaz building on the festival grounds and its first-ever cancellation in 2020 because of the pandemic. Jim Kiest And Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021 Guests can buy beer by the glass or a $35 drink package, which includes four hours of beer service and the official MKE Oktoberfest beer stein to take home. Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from German Steingut stoneware, from Stein stone + Gut goods
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
Biographical Definition
Stein 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
ˈstīn
Gertrude 1874–1946 American writer
Stein
2 of 2biographical name (2)
ˈshtīn ˈstīn
ˈstīn (Heinrich Friedrich) Karl 1757–1831 Freiherr vom und zum Stein Prussian statesman
stein
noun
as in tankard
Synonyms & Similar Words
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