: a large mug (as of earthenware) used especially for beer
also
: the quantity of beer that a stein holds
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The beer is imported from the oldest brewery on earth, Bavaria’s Weihenstephan Monastery Brewery, and there will be masskrugstemmen aka stein-holding contests.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Yard Haus Oktoberfest 32-ounce souvenir steins are available for purchase.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Elaborate steins with pewter lids are not used.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tyreek Hill in a slap contest, body slamming some WWE guys, and beating all the Buccaneers offensive line in a stein-holding contest.
—Bryan Alexander, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Yard Haus Oktoberfest 32-ounce souvenir steins are available for purchase.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Elaborate steins with pewter lids are not used.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tyreek Hill in a slap contest, body slamming some WWE guys, and beating all the Buccaneers offensive line in a stein-holding contest.
—Bryan Alexander, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Stein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stein. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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: a pottery mug for beer
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