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drinking-cups

drinking-cups is the plural of drinking-cup.

Meaning of drinking-cup

Noun

drinking-cup (plural drinking-cups)

  1. A cup for drinking
    • He took the drinking cup—funny, like a little teapot!—and held it to her white lips. She raised her hand weakly and took the drinking-cup. Then a faint shiver went through her body. The liquid in the drinking-cup spilled all over her nightgown.2015, A.J. Cronin, The Stars Look Down

Questions about drinking-cups

What is drinking-cups the plural of?
Drinking-cups is the plural of drinking-cup.

Words near drinking-cups in the dictionary

  1. drinking vinegar
  2. drinking water
  3. drinking waters
  4. drinking with the flies
  5. drinking-cup
  6. drinking-cups
  7. drinking-horn
  8. drinking-horns
  9. drinking-straw
  10. drinking-straws
  11. drinking-up time

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