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psykter

American  
[sik-ter] / ˈsɪk tər /
Or psycter

noun

Greek and Roman Antiquity.
psykters plural
  1. a wine jar with an ovoid body tapering at the neck, set on a high foot: used for cooling wine.


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Origin of psykter

1840–50; < Greek psȳktḗr, derivative of psȳ́chein to blow (cool); cf. Psyche, psychro-

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