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/lˈəvɪŋ kəp/ Listen

Loving cup

noun

A large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that people drink out of in turn at a banquet.

A large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition. Synonym: cup.

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"Loving cup" Quotes from Famous Books

... company; a bladder of grease is added, and seized with avidity by one of the party; a portion of this was then melted down and eaten with the dried meat; while the steaming tea, sipped out of small tin cups, and taken without sugar or milk, was the "loving cup" of that dark-visaged company. And far into the morning hours they sat sipping their favourite beverage, and discussing the last tidings from the woods. Every item of news is interesting, whether from hunter's camp, or trapper's wigwam. There are births, marriages, and deaths, ...

— Owindia • Charlotte Selina Bompas

... in the saloon and formed a committee among themselves to collect subscriptions for a general fund, out of which it was resolved by vote to provide as far as possible for the destitute among the steerage passengers, to present a loving cup to Captain Rostron and medals to the officers and crew of the Carpathia, and to divide any surplus among the crew of the Titanic. The work of this committee is not yet (June 1st) at an end, but all the resolutions except the last one have been ...

— The Loss of the SS. Titanic • Lawrence Beesley

... innovation will be introduced at Guildhall on the occasion of the Lord MAYOR's dinner. The Lord MAYOR elect being a Welshman, intends to substitute the leek for the loving cup. At the stage of the festival where the loving cup usually goes round, a dish of leeks will be passed along, and every guest will be expected publicly to eat one. This will necessitate an alteration in the ...

— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, November 7, 1891 • Various

... quickly lifted on top of each other. A tin cup full of some sort of fluid was passed around several times. All sipped from the cup, much as folks do from a loving cup nowadays. As the barrels were piled higher, the tin cup went around ...

— Watch Yourself Go By • Al. G. Field

Words linked to "Loving cup" : drinking vessel, cup, trophy, Davis Cup, prize