beaker


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
beaker/ˈbiːkə(r)/
noun Brit. a tall plastic drinking container.

■ a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use.

archaic a large drinking container with a wide mouth.

– origin ME: from ON bikarr, perh. based on Gk bikos ‘drinking bowl’.
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