gourd cup
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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)
A gourd cup lay on the edge of the tank.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
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)
The drink was offered her in a gourd cup.
From A Little Girl in Old Detroit by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
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