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winecup

winecup noun: a vessel from which wine is drunk.

Noun

winecup (plural winecups)

  1. A vessel from which wine is drunk.
  2. (figuratively) The consumption of alcohol; drinking; alcohol as a drink.
    • These are the proudest trophies, the most splendid fruits of the victories of the wine-cup.1856, Permanent Temperance Documents, New York: American Temperance Society, page 61
    • He's coming, too, and we both want to mingle our weeps over the wine-cup[.]1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York: Doubleday & McClure, published 1899, page v. 62
  3. A poppy mallow (Callirhoe digitata).

Forms of winecup

pluralwinecups

Origin of winecup

From wine + cup.

Questions about winecup

What does winecup mean?
Winecup means a vessel from which wine is drunk.
What part of speech is winecup?
Winecup is a noun.
What is the plural of winecup?
The plural of winecup is winecups.

Words near winecup in the dictionary

  1. wineboxes
  2. Winebrenner
  3. Winebrennerian
  4. Winebrennerians
  5. Winebrenners
  6. winecup
  7. winecups
  8. wined
  9. wined and dined
  10. wined up
  11. winedark

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