Stein

Term: (A word or expression you have seen in writing)
Stein

Your definition or explanation:

Function: noun
Etymology: probably from German Steingut stoneware, from Stein stone + Gut goods
Date: 1855
: a large mug (as of earthenware) used especially for beer; also : the quantity of beer that a stein holds


Example: (An example of the term in use)

As in a German beer stein. A stein full of beer.

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Anoun
1 beer mug, stein

a mug intended for serving beer

Thanks for trying, but this forum is for words not in dictionaries, rather than terms missing from WordNet. In this case, the word is both in WordNet and other dictionaries.

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