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drinkholder

drinkholder noun: a receptacle for holding a cup, can, or bottle; cupholder.

Noun

drinkholder (plural drinkholders)

  1. A receptacle for holding a cup, can, or bottle; cupholder.
    • The preferred Dexter-style drinkholders (which accommodate a can or bottle with or without a huggie) […]1989 Feburary-June, Allen D. Berrien, “Spirit of America”, in Boating, volume 62, page 126
    • An apple trembles in the drinkholder.2010, Alex Taylor, The Name of the Nearest River, page 11
  2. A cardboard box with several holes in the top, used by fast food sellers to hold multiple disposable cups; drink caddy.
    • He carried a drinkholder which held a half-dozen disposable cups with plastic lids (much like those in the Academy cafeteria).2013, Kevin Hardman, Mutation, page 146

Forms of drinkholder

pluraldrinkholders

Origin of drinkholder

From drink + holder.

Questions about drinkholder

What does drinkholder mean?
Drinkholder means a receptacle for holding a cup, can, or bottle; cupholder.
What part of speech is drinkholder?
Drinkholder is a noun.
What is the plural of drinkholder?
The plural of drinkholder is drinkholders.

Words near drinkholder in the dictionary

  1. drinkes
  2. drinkest
  3. drinketh
  4. drinkfest
  5. drinkfests
  6. drinkholder
  7. drinkholders
  8. drinkie
  9. drinkies
  10. drinking
  11. drinking age

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