stirrup cup
noun
farewell drink, especially one offered to a rider already mounted for departure.
an ornamental cup or bowl for such a drink.
Words nearby stirrup cup
stirps, stirrer, stirring, stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stishie, stishovite
Origin of stirrup cup
First recorded in 1675–85
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British Dictionary definitions for stirrup cup
stirrup cup
noun
a cup containing an alcoholic drink offered to a horseman ready to ride away
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