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cup-tosser

cup-tosser noun: someone who reads tea leaves; someone who practices tasseography.

Noun

cup-tosser (plural cup-tossers)

  1. (US, dated, slang) Someone who reads tea leaves; someone who practices tasseography.
    • Biddy Kelly was the best cup-tosser in the country. Only last week she had tossed her cup for " her ladyship," and saw in the cup a letter, a journey, and a surprise.1899, Ella MacMahon, The Speaker

Forms of cup-tosser

pluralcup-tossers

Questions about cup-tosser

What does cup-tosser mean?
Cup-tosser means someone who reads tea leaves; someone who practices tasseography.
What part of speech is cup-tosser?
Cup-tosser is a noun.
What is the plural of cup-tosser?
The plural of cup-tosser is cup-tossers.

Words near cup-tosser in the dictionary

  1. cup-roses
  2. cup-shaped
  3. cup-shot
  4. cup-shotten
  5. cup-tied
  6. cup-tosser
  7. cup-tossers
  8. Cupa
  9. cupalite
  10. cupalo
  11. cupalos

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