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TANKARDS
Noun
tankards
plural of tankard
Source: Wiktionary
TANKARD
Tank"ard, n. Etym: [OF. tanquart; cf. OD. tanckaert; of uncertain origin.]
Definition: 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 Edition
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