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a tankard with delusions of grandeur, built for those who refuse to refill.
means A large vessel for serving drink, typically with a handle, narrow neck, spout, and lid, used to hold wine, ale, or cider.
from From Old French 'flacon' or 'flascon,' meaning a bottle or flask, which traces back to Late Latin 'flasco' — the very same root that gives us 'flask.' So the flagon and the flask are siblings: one stayed small and slim, the other ballooned into a banquet-sized container with ambitions of feeding a whole table.
- capacity
- Holds roughly four pints in one swing
- etymology
- From Latin flasco, ancestor of flask too
- shape clue
- Bulging body and narrow neck for pouring
- medieval staple
- Hauled ale and wine across feast tables
- liturgical role
- Churches still use silver flagons for communion wine
for instance
greek wine flagons amphorae — ceramic vessels found in archaeological sites like knossos, crete, dated 1600-1400 bce
english stoneware flagons — produced by doulton pottery in london during the 19th century for ale and cider