Drinking-cup
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cup for drinking
"He took the drinking cup—funny, like a little teapot!—and held it to her white lips. She raised her hand weakly and took the drinking-cup. Then a faint shiver went through her body. The liquid in the drinking-cup spilled all over her nightgown."
Example
More examples"He took the drinking cup—funny, like a little teapot!—and held it to her white lips. She raised her hand weakly and took the drinking-cup. Then a faint shiver went through her body. The liquid in the drinking-cup spilled all over her nightgown."
Etymology
From drinking + cup. Compare Old English drenccuppe (“drinking-cup”).
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