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chirping cups

chirping cups is the plural of chirping cup.

Meaning of chirping cup

Noun

chirping cup (plural chirping cups)

  1. (obsolete) An alcoholic drink taken by way of merrymaking.
    • I have already been invited to Two Christenings, and several Junketings, which I hope will be no Reflection upon my Character, having heard, that you your self, Sir, will take a chirping Cup upon Occasion.1710, Richard Steele, Joseph Addison, “The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq”, in The Tatler, volume 5, number 12, London: John Nutt, published 1712, page 62
    Synonyms:
    cup that cheers

Questions about chirping cups

What is chirping cups the plural of?
Chirping cups is the plural of chirping cup.

Words near chirping cups in the dictionary

  1. chirpines
  2. chirpiness
  3. chirping
  4. chirping chips
  5. chirping cup
  6. chirping cups
  7. chirpingly
  8. chirpings
  9. chirpish
  10. chirplet
  11. chirplets

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