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Word: stamperl (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...stationmaster was so right. Last week, before a Bavarian judge, Oskar and his fireman admitted that before boarding D-961 they had each downed five pints of strong Austrian beer and three Stamperln of liqueur. When the judge asked how big a Stamperl is, Oskar sheepishly pulled a liqueur glass from his pocket. For their wild night, the injuries to eleven of the 720 passengers, and the damages to six railway cars, the judge gave Oskar 18 months in prison and his fireman a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Oskar's Special | 8/26/1957 | See Source »

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