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loving cup

loving cup noun: a large cup with two or more handles, passed around for all to drink from.

Noun

loving cup (plural loving cups)

  1. A large cup with two or more handles, passed around for all to drink from
    • Each Branch of Local remitting not less than $50 and under $100 in memberships and subscriptions will receive a library valued at $5 and a loving cup.1915 May, The Crisis, volume 10, number 1, whole number 55, 294
    • Good-fellowship is like a loving cup; it must be passed around to make it of value.1909, The Loving Cup: original toasts by original folks, page 6
  2. A ceremonial version of such a cup awarded as a trophy.

loving cup meaning in Tamil

loving cup in Tamil

கட்குடுவை

Forms of loving cup

pluralloving cups

Origin of loving cup

Named around 1810 for the sense of unity its use brought.

Questions about loving cup

What does loving cup mean?
Loving cup means a large cup with two or more handles, passed around for all to drink from.
What is loving cup in Tamil?
Loving cup in Tamil is கட்குடுவை. See Loving cup meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is loving cup?
Loving cup is a noun.
What is the plural of loving cup?
The plural of loving cup is loving cups.

Words near loving cup in the dictionary

  1. Lovina
  2. Lovinac
  3. loving
  4. loving away
  5. Loving County
  6. loving cup
  7. loving cups
  8. loving it or lumping it
  9. loving kindness
  10. loving kindnesses
  11. loving on

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loving cup (page history and authors); loving cup (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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