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loving cup en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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:
   • Harriet's aunt, Miss Darcy, had lost her father's signet ring, and a loving cup [...] 1984, Winston Graham, The Loving Cup: a novel of Cornwall, 1813-1815, page 173:
2. A ceremonial version of such a cup awarded as a trophy.

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