: a large mug (as of earthenware) used especially for beer
also
: the quantity of beer that a stein holds
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For another, just ask any of the smiling stein-cradling kellnerinnen inside the 2,500-seat Hippodrom tent.
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Competitions are planned ranging from a strawberry costume contest to pie eating and beer stein-holding.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
From its large collection of beer steins and antlers in its bar to the colorful glow of the Tiffany lamps hanging through, Jack Pandl’s is still loaded with Old-World charm more than a century after opening its doors.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Enjoy it with a stein of German beer.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Competitions are planned ranging from a strawberry costume contest to pie eating and beer stein-holding.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
From its large collection of beer steins and antlers in its bar to the colorful glow of the Tiffany lamps hanging through, Jack Pandl’s is still loaded with Old-World charm more than a century after opening its doors.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Enjoy it with a stein of German beer.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Stein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stein. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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: a pottery mug for beer
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