drinking-cup

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drinking-cup

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From drinking + cup. Compare Old English drenccuppe (“drinking-cup”).

noun drinking-cups · drinking cup

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.

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@misc{drinking_cup_2026,
  title = {drinking-cup},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drinking-cup},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}