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stirrup cup

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noun

farewell drink, especially one offered to a rider already mounted for departure.
an ornamental cup or bowl for such a drink.

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RELATED WORDS

nightcap

Nearby words

stirrer, stirring, stirringly, 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012