double cup

noun

(in Renaissance art) a matched pair of metal cups, made so that one can be placed inverted on top of the other.

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In 1854 he introduced the pneumatic dispatch into London, and, in 1856, he patented his well-known double-cup insulator.
Heroes of the Telegraph | J. Munro
On this they took every man his double cup, made their drink-offerings, and went back to the ships, Ulysses leading the way.
The Iliad | Homer
By and by Margaret came back, carrying the pouch opened like a double cup.
Northwest! | Harold Bindloss
As he spoke, he took a double cup of nectar, and placed it in his mother's hand.
The Iliad | Homer
They set him down in a swoon and then went to fetch the double cup.
The Iliad | Homer

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