"drinking-cup" meaning in All languages combined

See drinking-cup on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: drinking-cups [plural]
Etymology: From drinking + cup. Compare Old English drenccuppe (“drinking-cup”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drinking|cup}} drinking + cup, {{cog|ang|drenccuppe|t=drinking-cup}} Old English drenccuppe (“drinking-cup”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drinking-cup (plural drinking-cups)
  1. A cup for drinking Synonyms: drinking cup
    Sense id: en-drinking-cup-en-noun-qzteQT2G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2015, A.J. Cronin, The Stars Look Down:",
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