tass
1 Americannoun
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a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
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the contents of a cup or goblet; a small draught, as of liquor.
noun
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a cup, goblet, or glass
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the contents of such a vessel
noun
Etymology
Origin of tass1
1475–85; earlier tasse < Middle French < Arabic ṭass, ṭassah basin < Persian tasht; see tazza
Origin of Tass2
< Russian, acronym from T ( elegráfnoe ) a ( génstvo ) S ( ovétskogo ) S ( oyúza ) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union
Example Sentences
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“If I weren’t lazy, I might go through the work of translating Edamete tass and grow terribly offended when I discover it means ‘the Edema Drip.’
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
"Here, Dougal," said the laird, "gie Steenie a tass of brandy, till I count the siller and write the receipt."
From Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
Hawthorn for May, eglantine for June, and in autumn a little tass of the golden vine for our Northern Star.
From Roundabout Papers by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Taslet, tas′let, n. a tass or piece of armour for the thigh—prob. the same as Tasset.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Now ate somethin'—you must want it by this; an' thin, when you rest yourself bravely, take a tass into a good feather-bed, where you can sleep rings round you.
From The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
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