mazer
n.— Note: Most dictionaries define “mazer as a large, wooden drinking bowl. «You can sample meads, tour the meadery, eat grilled brats and burgers and chill out with members of local mead clubs, including the Motor City Mazers (“mazer” is another term for mead maker).» —“B. Nektar offers an education in honey wine” by Sandra Silfven Detroit News (Michigan) July 31, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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