cupper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cupper
1400–50 for an earlier sense; 1560–70 for current sense; late Middle English; see cup, -er 1
Example Sentences
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He told me instead, with much rapidity, a good deal about her skill, and her profits; and about her being a scientific cupper, if I should ever have occasion for her service in that capacity.
From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles
I'd far rather just nip out and get a portion of steak-and-kidney pie and a nice cupper tea at an A.B.C.
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver
The feature of inserting a pinion with clean and sharp blades permitted the cupper to own only two scarificators.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
The cupper, Knox, preferred the crescent blades because they gave a sharper cut.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
The new gadgets could not rival the traditional instruments in the hands of an experienced cupper, and, moreover, they were usually much more expensive.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
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