mustache cup

American  

noun

1. a cup having a straight piece inside, just below the rim, for holding back a man's mustache while he is drinking.

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Etymology

Origin of mustache cup

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The Spanish-American War now seems quaint as a mustache cup, but the author, who made the charge up San Juan Hill, writes movingly about both heroism and blundering.

From Time Magazine Archive

You feel sorry for Mr. Pinney, bristling and blustering, with his eawing laugh and his spoon cracking in the mustache cup and his pocket comb and his self-inflated pride and obtrusive optimism.

From Time Magazine Archive

He must, though, have had some friends, for he notes, "For Christmas I received a pair of slippers, a mustache cup and saucer and a gold toothpick."

From Time Magazine Archive

But in the changing economies of a fast-growing republic, the warehouse plan was to take its place with the ox yoke, the spinning wheel, the mustache cup, and the Prince Albert coat.

From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by Harney, George S.

David turned reluctantly away; he choked down the queerness in his throat and firmly laid hands on a gilt-rimmed mustache cup.

From A Melody in Silver by Abbott, Keene