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Theories vary as to the [[etymology]] of the word ''tumbler''. One such theory is that the glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. Another is that they had weighted bottoms which caused them to right themselves if knocked over.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oureverydaylife.com/glasses-called-tumblers-33968.html|title=Why Are Some Glasses Called Tumblers?|first=James|last=Holloway|website=oureverydaylife.com|date=|publisher=|access-date=April 5, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405214927/https://oureverydaylife.com/glasses-called-tumblers-33968.html|archive-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> |
Theories vary as to the [[etymology]] of the word ''tumbler''. One such theory is that the glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. Another is that they had weighted bottoms which caused them to right themselves if knocked over.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oureverydaylife.com/glasses-called-tumblers-33968.html|title=Why Are Some Glasses Called Tumblers?|first=James|last=Holloway|website=oureverydaylife.com|date=|publisher=|access-date=April 5, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405214927/https://oureverydaylife.com/glasses-called-tumblers-33968.html|archive-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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* [[Collins glass]], for a tall mixed drink<ref>{{cite book |title= The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide|last=Herbst|first=Sharon |authorlink= |author2=Herbst, Ron |year=1998 |publisher= Broadway Books |location= New York|isbn=978-0-7679-0197-0 |page= [https://archive.org/details/ultimateatozbarg0000herb/page/8 8]|url=https://archive.org/details/ultimateatozbarg0000herb|url-access= registration}}</ref> |
* [[Collins glass]], for a tall mixed drink<ref>{{cite book |title= The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide|last=Herbst|first=Sharon |authorlink= |author2=Herbst, Ron |year=1998 |publisher= Broadway Books |location= New York|isbn=978-0-7679-0197-0 |page= [https://archive.org/details/ultimateatozbarg0000herb/page/8 8]|url=https://archive.org/details/ultimateatozbarg0000herb|url-access= registration}}</ref> |
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* Dizzy Cocktail glass, a glass with a wide, shallow bowl, comparable to a normal cocktail glass but without the stem |
* Dizzy Cocktail glass, a glass with a wide, shallow bowl, comparable to a normal cocktail glass but without the stem |
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* Flip Glass- a historical thin walled tumbler glass<ref>https://jefpat.maryland.gov/Pages/mac-lab/curators-choice/2015-curators-choice/2015-10-the-mystery-of-stiegel-type-glassware.aspx</ref> |
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* [[Highball glass]], for mixed drinks<ref name="Rathbun">{{cite book|title= Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist|last= Rathbun|first= A. J.|authorlink= |year= 2007|publisher= The Harvard Common Press|location= Boston, Massachusetts|isbn= 978-1-55832-336-0|page= [https://archive.org/details/goodspiritsrecip00rath/page/13 13]|pages= |url= https://archive.org/details/goodspiritsrecip00rath/page/13|url-access= registration}}</ref> |
* [[Highball glass]], for mixed drinks<ref name="Rathbun">{{cite book|title= Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist|last= Rathbun|first= A. J.|authorlink= |year= 2007|publisher= The Harvard Common Press|location= Boston, Massachusetts|isbn= 978-1-55832-336-0|page= [https://archive.org/details/goodspiritsrecip00rath/page/13 13]|pages= |url= https://archive.org/details/goodspiritsrecip00rath/page/13|url-access= registration}}</ref> |
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* Iced tea glass |
* Iced tea glass |
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* [[Table glass]], faceted glass, or ''granyonyi stakan'', common in [[Russia]] and made of particularly hard and thick glass |
* [[Table glass]], faceted glass, or ''granyonyi stakan'', common in [[Russia]] and made of particularly hard and thick glass |
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* Water glass |
* Water glass |
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* Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor |
* Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor |
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A tumbler is a flat-bottomed beverage container usually made of plastic or glass.
Theories vary as to the etymology of the word tumbler. One such theory is that the glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. Another is that they had weighted bottoms which caused them to right themselves if knocked over.[1]
- Collins glass, for a tall mixed drink[2]
- Dizzy Cocktail glass, a glass with a wide, shallow bowl, comparable to a normal cocktail glass but without the stem
- Flip Glass- a historical thin walled tumbler glass[3]
- Highball glass, for mixed drinks[4]
- Iced tea glass
- Juice glass, for fruit juices and vegetable juices.
- Old fashioned glass, traditionally, for a simple cocktail or liquor "on the rocks". Contemporary American "rocks" glasses may be much larger, and used for a variety of beverages over ice
- Shot glass, a small glass for up to four ounces of liquor. The modern shot glass has a thicker base and sides than the older whiskey glass
- Table glass, faceted glass, or granyonyi stakan, common in Russia and made of particularly hard and thick glass
- Water glass
- Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor
Look up tumbler in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Political
- The Jana Sena Party from India has been assigned a glass tumbler as a common election symbol.[5]
References
- ^ Holloway, James. "Why Are Some Glasses Called Tumblers?". oureverydaylife.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ Herbst, Sharon; Herbst, Ron (1998). The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7679-0197-0.
- ^ https://jefpat.maryland.gov/Pages/mac-lab/curators-choice/2015-curators-choice/2015-10-the-mystery-of-stiegel-type-glassware.aspx
- ^ Rathbun, A. J. (2007). Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist. Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Common Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-55832-336-0.
- ^ "Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena awarded glass tumbler as election symbol". 23 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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