Tankard
Pronunciation : Tank"ard
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. tanquart; cf. OD. tanckaert; of uncertain origin.]
Definition : Defn: A large drinking vessel, especially one with a cover. Marius was the first who drank out of a silver tankard, after the manner of Bacchus. Arbuthnot.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913