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Tankard — en concierto en Oslo, Noruega. Datos generales Origen Fráncfort del Meno … Wikipedia Español
Tankard — lors d un concert à Oslo en février 2007 Pays d’origine Allemagne … Wikipédia en Français
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Tankard — live in Oslo, Norwegen, 2007 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tankard — Tank ard, n. [OF. tanquart; cf. OD. tanckaert; of uncertain origin.] A large drinking vessel, especially one with a cover. [1913 Webster] Marius was the first who drank out of a silver tankard, after the manner of Bacchus. Arbuthnot. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tankard — (n.) c.1300, large tub like vessel, corresponding to M.Du. tanckaert, meaning the same thing, but both of unknown origin. A guess hazarded in OED is that it is a transposition of *kantard, from L. cantharus. Meaning drinking vessel is first… … Etymology dictionary
tankard — ► NOUN ▪ a tall beer mug, typically made of silver or pewter, with a handle and sometimes a hinged lid. ORIGIN perhaps related to Dutch tanckaert … English terms dictionary
tankard — [taŋ′kərd] n. [ME < OFr tanquart, prob. < tant, as much as (< L tantus < tam: see TANDEM) + quart, QUART1] a large drinking cup with a handle and, often, a hinged lid … English World dictionary
Tankard — A tankard is a form of drinkware consisting of a large, roughly cylindrical, drinking cup with a single handle. Tankards are usually made of silver, pewter, or glass, but can be made of other materials, for example clay or leather. [… … Wikipedia
tankard — [[t]tæ̱ŋkə(r)d[/t]] tankards N COUNT A tankard is a large metal cup with a handle, which you can drink beer from. ...a large pewter tankard. N COUNT: usu N of n A tankard of beer is an amount of it contained in a tankard. ...a tankard of ale … English dictionary
Tankard — This interesting and unusual surname has two possible origins. Firstly and most likely it may come from the Norman personal name Tancard , composed of the Germanic elements pank , thought and hard , hardy, brave, strong which was introduced into… … Surnames reference
