Contextualizebeta

builder's mug

noun

Etymology

From builder + -'s + mug, from its being the stereotypical mug used by builders (stereotypically to drink builder's tea).

  1. compounded as builder's mug — “builder + -'s + mug”

Definitions

  1. A large ceramic mug for hot drinks.

    • I glugged tea from a builder's mug.

  2. A unit of volumetric measure equivalent to the typical builder's mug, around 1/2-pint (10…

    A unit of volumetric measure equivalent to the typical builder's mug, around 1/2-pint (10 oz.; 300 cc; 300 mL; 30 cL; 1 cup)

    • One standard builder's mug will feed 1 adult and 2 littles. Switch up the carrot for grated apple with a small handful of raisins for apple pie porridge.
    • 2 builder's mug basmati rice (170g)
    • 1 builder's mug of coarse rolled large porridge oats ( 50g / person )

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for builder's mug. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA