#501 flagon

flagon- a large bottle of wine, cider...; a vessel having a handle, spout, and narrow neck

C15 from Old French flascon, from Late Latin flasco, probably of Germanic origin- flask

That was when the youth appeared, with a flagon of wine and three cups.

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