Bledisloe Cup

/ (ˈblɛdɪsləʊ) /

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noun

rugby Union a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932

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Word Origin for Bledisloe Cup

C20: after Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe (1867–1958), Governor General of New Zealand who donated the trophy

Words nearby Bledisloe Cup

bleary-eyed, Bleasdale, bleat, bleaunt, bleb, Bledisloe Cup, bleed, bleeder, bleeder resistor, bleeder's disease, bleeder tile

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How to use Bledisloe Cup in a sentence

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Preheat the oven to 450°F. Soak the cranberries in ¾ cup cranberry juice for 15 minutes.
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His ups and downs professionally outside of the World Cup are a vital a part of his story in the book.
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I was bored, but I grabbed a red Solo cup, filled it with beer, and stayed with my group, chatting with the brothers about Jim.
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Finally, he says, “Would you like a cup of tea or something?”
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And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
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She thrust a bare, white arm from the curtain which shielded her open door, and received the cup from his hands.
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A quite young child will, for example, pretend to do something, as to take an empty cup and carry out the semblance of drinking.
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His pacing had brought him to the opposite end of the board, where stood the cup of wine madame had poured for Marius.
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She gave him his cup of tea, with the same gesture that had charmed Nigel on the day when he first visited her.
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