stirrup cup

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noun

farewell drink, especially one offered to a rider already mounted for departure.

an ornamental cup or bowl for such a drink.

Origin of stirrup cup

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby stirrup cup

stirps, stirrer, stirring, stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stir up, stir up a hornets' nest

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Example sentences from the Web for stirrup cup

Our gendarme and landlord saw us well out of the town, where a stirrup-cup was indulged in.
Albania|E. F. Knight
The sword-stick became almost the sword of chivalry, and the brandy the wine of the stirrup-cup.
The Man Who Was Thursday|G. K. Chesterton
Then a stirrup-cup went round, but no flute, no guitar, was heard.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
Their entertainer always accompanied them to take the stirrup-cup, which often occasioned a long and late revel.
Waverley|Sir Walter Scott

That stirrup-cup was the last you were ever destined to drink!
The Maroon|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for stirrup cup

stirrup cup

noun

a cup containing an alcoholic drink offered to a horseman ready to ride away

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	stirrup cup
释义	stirrup cup SEE SYNONYMS FOR stirrup cup ON THESAURUS.COM noun farewell drink, especially one offered to a rider already mounted for departure. an ornamental cup or bowl for such a drink. Origin of stirrup cup First recorded in 1675–85 Words nearby stirrup cup stirps, stirrer, stirring, stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stir up, stir up a hornets' nest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stirrup cup Our gendarme and landlord saw us well out of the town, where a stirrup-cup was indulged in. Albania\|E. F. Knight The sword-stick became almost the sword of chivalry, and the brandy the wine of the stirrup-cup. The Man Who Was Thursday\|G. K. Chesterton Then a stirrup-cup went round, but no flute, no guitar, was heard. A History of Chinese Literature\|Herbert A. Giles Their entertainer always accompanied them to take the stirrup-cup, which often occasioned a long and late revel. Waverley\|Sir Walter Scott That stirrup-cup was the last you were ever destined to drink! The Maroon\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for stirrup cup stirrup cup noun a cup containing an alcoholic drink offered to a horseman ready to ride away Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stirrup cup nightcap, one for the road
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stirrup cup

noun

Origin of stirrup cup

Words nearby stirrup cup

Example sentences from the Web for stirrup cup

British Dictionary definitions for stirrup cup

noun

Words related to stirrup cup