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Thread #38119   Message #534647
Posted By: GUEST
24-Aug-01 - 03:37 PM
Thread Name: Whiskey Jars, Guinness Pails - Irish Idioms?
Subject: RE: Whiskey in Jars, Pails of Guinness?
Joe,

A jar is simply a glass

From the Oxford English Dictionary:

"A glass of beer or other alcoholic drink"