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Calcutta Cup

Calcutta Cup noun: a trophy won by the winner of the match between England and Scotland in the Six Nations competition.

Noun

Calcutta Cup (plural Calcutta Cups)

  1. A trophy won by the winner of the match between England and Scotland in the Six Nations competition.
    • The match was only a few minutes old when the second-row Jonny Gray squared up to [Dylan] Hartley and invited Courtney Lawes to join in. The message was clear: a side that had not won the Calcutta Cup for 10 years were going to fight for everything.2018 February 24, Paul Rees, “Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2018

Forms of Calcutta Cup

pluralCalcutta Cups

Questions about Calcutta Cup

What does Calcutta Cup mean?
Calcutta Cup means a trophy won by the winner of the match between England and Scotland in the Six Nations competition.
What part of speech is Calcutta Cup?
Calcutta Cup is a noun.
What is the plural of Calcutta Cup?
The plural of Calcutta Cup is Calcutta Cups.

Words near Calcutta Cup in the dictionary

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