释义 |
ˈparting cup a. A drinking-cup with two handles on opposite sides, used by two persons in taking a draught of liquor at parting. (Cf. loving cup.) b. A kind of ‘cup’ or compound beverage, made with ale and sherry, sweetened, and with soda-water added just before drinking.
1868J. Marryat Pottery (ed. 3) 484 Marshal de Bassompierre, when about to return..had called his friends together that he might drink their health in a parting cup. |