gourd cup
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A gourd cup lay on the edge of the tank.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
All recline on the ground around a bowl of food, each with a gourd cup in his hand, but they manage this primitive arrangement with constant care for propriety.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
A kettle contained a brew from which the dancers at intervals dipped with a gourd cup and drank.
From Whispering Walls by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
The woman jerked a gnarled hand toward a gourd cup attached to the pump with a string.
From Swamp Island by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
He took down the gourd cup from the wall, and went out and quenched his thirst with long draughts at the spring, and then returned to his mother.
From Mohammed Ali and His House by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.
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