| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  st n |
| NOUN: | A mug, especially one for beer, usually holding about a pint. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German, probably short for Steinkrug, stone jug : Stein, stone (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see st i- in Appendix I) + Krug, jug.
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