Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The board is set up as for a normal game of checkers, with 12 glasses to a side, each cup half-full [citation needed] of beer. Either the glasses should be visually distinct to distinguish the players' pieces, or a light and a dark beer should be used for each player. The game is played by the standard rule for English draughts. When a piece ...
A shot glass is a glass originally designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor, which is either imbibed straight from the glass ("a shot") or poured into a cocktail ("a drink"). An alcoholic beverage served in a shot glass and typically consumed quickly, in one gulp, may also be known as a " shooter " or “shot”.
All other drinks are not spirits (for the purposes of the act) and could be free poured. Today, these other drinks may not be free poured, but must be measured, though the bar is free to choose the size of the measure (which must be advertised). In practice, most bars will use the same size measure as for the four spirits. [5]
Nonik pint glasses: full and half pint The nonik (or nonic, pronounced "no-nick") is a variation on the conical design, where the glass bulges out a couple of inches from the top; this is partly for improved grip, partly to prevent the glasses from sticking together when stacked, and partly to give strength and stop the rim from becoming ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 06:05, 3 August 2011: 201 × 272 (126 KB): Alekjds: Trans. 04:35, 24 December 2006: 205 × 280 (131 KB): Willscrlt {{Information |Description = Shoot Glass (Standard): Used for serving undiluted "shots" of distilled beverages and certain cocktails made without ice; these drinks are often referred to as ''shots'' after the name of the ...
A pony glass may mean one of two types of small glassware: A quarter-pint glass of beer: 5 imp fl oz (142 ml), metricated to 140 ml in Australia. A small, stemmed glass of about one ounce, [1] similar to a stemmed shot glass. Used for liqueurs or cordials, [2] hence also called a "cordial glass" or "liqueur glass".
Nickel-plated glass holder. The podstakannik (Russian: подстака́нник, literally "thing under the glass"), or tea glass holder, is a holder with a handle, most commonly made of metal that holds a drinking glass (stakan). Their primary purpose is to be able to hold a very hot glass of tea, which is usually consumed right after it is ...
By supporting the weapon’s weight, soldiers are capable of operating the firearm with one hand, leaving the other hand free for another task. [1] It can be used to carry a breaching saw or a shield instead of a firearm. [2] Testing has shown that the Third Arm provides immediate stabilization during movement, allowing for improved ...