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cottabus

cottabus noun: an ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.

Noun

cottabus (uncountable)

  1. An ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.

Forms of cottabus

alternative formcattabus
alternative formkottabos

Origin of cottabus

From Latin cottabus, from Ancient Greek κότταβος (kóttabos).

Questions about cottabus

What does cottabus mean?
Cottabus means an ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.
What part of speech is cottabus?
Cottabus is a noun.

Words near cottabus in the dictionary

  1. Cotswold morris dancing
  2. Cotswold stone
  3. Cotswolds
  4. cott
  5. cotta
  6. cottabus
  7. cottage
  8. cottage bacon
  9. cottage cheese
  10. cottage cheese arse
  11. cottage cheese arses

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