doch-an-dorrach

Also doch-an-dorroch,

[dokh-uhn-dor-uhkh]

noun

Scot., Irish.

1. a stirrup cup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doch-an-dorrach¹

1675–85; compare Irish deoch an dorais drink of the door

Example Sentences

It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.

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It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.

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Some thrust out their snuff-mulls for the parting pinch—others tendered the doch-an-dorrach, or parting cup.

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Some thrust out their snuff-mulls for the parting pinch, others tendered the DOCH-AN-DORRACH, or parting cup.

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