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coffee cup

British  

noun

  1. a cup from which coffee may be drunk, usually smaller than a teacup

"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

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In August 2017, £660.80 was spent on a Jura glass coffee cup warmer, six Jura espresso cups and a stainless steel milk pipe, which attaches to a coffee machine.

From BBC May 25, 2026

And, Crowe says, he still uses the first coffee cup he created.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

“I would walk around with that coffee cup as if it was a gold medal. I made it out of the house. Every one of these kids has shoes on. Nobody’s dead.”

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

"When he saw it, Max nearly dropped his coffee cup," Prof. Archer says.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2025

He looks back at me while lifting his coffee cup to his lips, gaze stern.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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