beaker
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
Other meanings
A drinking vessel without a handle.
An ancient bell-shaped ceramic pot with a wide mouth, narrow neck, and flaring body, used by the Beaker people during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
Related words
- beakerful
- fleaker
Word history
From Old Norse "bikarr" (cup).
Where this comes from
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