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Teacup

//ˈtiː.kʌp// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of an animal, smaller than average. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.

    ""There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides."

  2. 2
    a cup from which tea is drunk wordnet
  3. 3
    A unit of measure; a teacupful.
  4. 4
    as much as a teacup will hold wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From tea + cup.

Etymology 2

From tea + cup.

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