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Little Plant | 14:48 Fri 29th Dec 2006 | Food & Drink
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Why is a Tankard called a tankard?
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It comes from Old French, tanquart, and that in turn came from Latin cantharus. No-one is sure how the 'k' followed by 't' sounds in Latin were transformed to the 't' followed by 'k' sounds of French and English.
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