double cup
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then he arose and placed the double cup in her hands and said, "Be patient, my mother, lest I again behold thee beaten, and cannot help thee."
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
He himself took therefrom a double cup, and bade his son bear a mixing-bowl of silver; as for Helen, she took from her chests a robe that she had wrought with her own hands.
From The Story of the Odyssey by Homer
When he reached the place where the treasures of his house were kept, he selected a double cup, and told his son Megapenthes to bring also a silver mixing bowl.
From The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Butler, Samuel
On this they took every man his double cup, made their drink-offerings, and went back to the ships, Ulysses leading the way.
From The Iliad by Homer
They set him down in a swoon and then went to fetch the double cup.
From The Iliad by Homer
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