seidel

American  

[sahyd-l, zahyd-l] / ˈsaɪd l, ˈzaɪd l /

noun

1. a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.

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Etymology

Origin of seidel

1905–10; < German; Middle High German sīdel < Latin situla bucket

Example Sentences

How many could bear the ribald distortions of that lens-like seidel bottom and yet keep their charm?

From Europe After 8:15 by Benton, Thomas H.

When he had finished his seidel he got up to go.

From Shallow Soil by Hyllested, Carl Christian

He took a big drink from the seidel and said: "Can he do this?"

From The Altar at Midnight by Ashman, William

He sat down in a secluded café with his cheek against a seidel of dark beer and began to caress the universe with his intellect.

From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher

They all sat down; each got a seidel and began a conversation.

From Shallow Soil by Hyllested, Carl Christian