s 1 t 1 e 1 i 1 n 1
5 letters · 5 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a mug intended for serving beer
noun experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946)
originFrom a regional use of German Stein (“stone”). Probably a clipping of Steingut (“stoneware”) or Steinkrug (“stone pitcher”). Compare Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a pot of stone or earth”). Doublet of stone. More at stean.
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