A vessel of drink. (Prov. Eng.) "A sneaker of five gallons."
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A type of soft shoe with a flat, pliable, typically rubber or other soft sole, and canvas-like upper, used in sports such as tennis, or for comfort. Called sneaker because they give no warning of one's approach. Usually used in the pl.
... ineffectual, resolved to give it over for that night; he then retired to his seat of contemplation, a night- cellar, where, without a single farthing in his pocket, he called for a sneaker of punch, and, placing himself on a bench by himself, he softly vented the ... — The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great • Henry Fielding
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