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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ola402, post: 12102557, member: 182&quot;]From the net:</p><p>A drinking glass with an and a thick foot. On ceremonial occasions, firing glasses were rapped loudly on the table, making a noise that resembled a volley of gunfire. At one time firing glasses were commonly used for toasting at masonic banquets.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Corning Museum of Glass:</p><p><img src="https://allaboutglass.cmog.org/sites/aag.cmog.org/files/styles/dictionary_term_page/public/media/collections_objects/00C70A27-5A02-40B2-8435-69957E481F0C.jpg?h=7022ccec&amp;itok=YZ8XfZdU" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Glass Dictionary Definition</p><p><br /></p><p>A drinking glass with a bowl, a short stem, and a thick foot. On ceremonial occasions, firing glasses were rapped loudly on the table, making a noise that resembled a volley of gunfire.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess the thick foot prevents the glass from breaking as it&#039;s being pounded on the table.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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