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a beer mug so serious it wears a lid to keep the plague out.
means A large earthenware or stoneware beer mug, often fitted with a hinged lid, traditionally associated with German drinking culture.
from Short for German Steinkrug, literally 'stone jug' — Stein meaning 'stone' (a cousin of English 'stone' through their shared Germanic root) plus Krug, 'jug.' English borrowed the clipped form 'stein' in the late 19th century. The famous lid is real history, not legend, though usually credited to sanitation laws meant to keep flies and debris out of drinks during plague-conscious centuries — the anti-plague detail is the popular tale rather than firmly documented fact.
- plague origin
- Lids were mandated against flies during 1500s outbreaks
- means stone
- Steingut, the stoneware it was originally carved from
- thumb lift
- Hinged lids open one-handed mid-toast
- oktoberfest
- Each holds a full liter, called a Maß
- surname twin
- Doubles as German for countless family names
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