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stirrup cup

American  

noun

  1. farewell drink, especially one offered to a rider already mounted for departure.

  2. an ornamental cup or bowl for such a drink.

stirrup cup British  

noun

  1. a cup containing an alcoholic drink offered to a horseman ready to ride away

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Etymology

Origin of stirrup cup

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

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The episode begins as Danny totters up to the stirrup cup.

From Time Magazine Archive

It seemed a storm in a stirrup cup.

From Time Magazine Archive

But my favorite was a stirrup cup molded in the shape of a wolf’s head and shoulders, with the head lifted and the mouth pulled into an O for a long howl.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

A stirrup cup as you suggested, Sir John, and then to horse.

From The Brown Mask by Brebner, Percy James

“Come out quickly, while thy father is having the stirrup cup, and I’ll ask him about Thalia.”

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

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