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| noggin |
a small mug or cup. [1/4 definitions] |
| seidel |
a large beer mug, often with a hinged lid. |
| stein |
a large, usu. ceramic mug, sometimes having a hinged lid, used esp. for beer. [1/2 definitions] |
| tankard |
a large drinking mug with one handle and often a hinged cover, used esp. for beer and ale. |
| toby |
(sometimes cap.) a stout drinking mug in the form of a man's head and face, used esp. for ale or beer. |
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