The word ”tankard” originally meant any wooden vessel (13th century) and later came to mean a drinking vessel.[2] . The earliest tankards were made of wooden staves, similar to a barrel, and did not have lids. A 2000 year old wooden tankard of approximately four pint capacity has been unearthed in Wales.[3][4]The word ”tankard” originally meant any wooden vessel (13th century) and later came to mean a drinking vessel.[2] . The earliest tankards were made of wooden staves, similar to a barrel, and did not have lids. A 2000 year old wooden tankard of approximately four pint capacity has been unearthed in Wales.[3][4]The word ”tankard” originally meant any wooden vessel (13th century) and later came to mean a drinking vessel.[2] . The earliest tankards were made of wooden staves, similar to a barrel, and did not have lids. A 2000 year old wooden tankard of approximately four pint capacity has been unearthed in Wales.[3][4]The word ”tankard” originally meant any wooden vessel (13th century) and later came to mean a drinking vessel.[2] . The earliest tankards were made of wooden staves, similar to a barrel, and did not have lids. A 2000 year old wooden tankard of approximately four pint capacity has been unearthed in Wales.[3][4]