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How to pronounce flagon in English?

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Type of vessel

Examples of flagon

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It's a good dish and goes really well with a flagon of good Irish beer.
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Even more unusual was a unique flagon of Canary wine, vintage 1740.
From the time.com
On the very first evening he brought out his brew, a flagon of drink.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
The pump nozzle was bigger than the neck of the flagon and she spilled petrol on the ground.
From the express.co.uk
The Celeriac Soup was the queen of comfort foods, I'd like a daily flagon delivered to my house.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
He's here all week, try the magpie-striped thrupenny flagon of Nana Geordie's Shame Suppressor.
From the guardian.co.uk
Among these are those grown for prominent hips, such as the flagon shaped hips of Rosa moyesii.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Like wine, the precious oil is monitored from field to flagon.
From the independent.co.uk
The ghosts of Fleet Street call me to a flagon of grog.
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  • A large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)
  • A flagon is a large leather, metal or ceramic pitcher often used for drink, whether this be water, ale, or something else.
  • A large bottle for drinks such as wine or cider; The amount that such a bottle holds, about 1.13 litres; A large vessel usually with a handle, spout and lid, for drinks such as wine or cider
  • (Flagons) large,drinking vessels
  • A glass bottle that holds two litres of (usually inexpensive) table wine.
  • A container that is larger than a cruet and is used instead of, or in addition to cruets at larger celebrations of Communion.
  • A jug with a lid for wine or beer. Often made of pewter.
  • Heb. ashishah , (Sa2 6:19; Ch1 16:3; Sol 2:5; Hos 3:1), meaning properly "a cake of pressed raisins." "Flagons of wine" of the Authorized Version should be, as in the Revised Version, "cakes of raisins" in all these passages. ...
  • A large drinking vessel that characteristically had a handle and a narrow spout, which was used to serve liquids at a table or for the consumption of alcoholic beverages such as beer, e.g., "George enjoyed visiting Shield's Tavern in Williamsburg for a flagon of ale."