doch-an-dorrach

[ dokh-uhn-dor-uhkh ]

noun

, Scot., Irish.

1. a stirrup cup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of doch-an-dorrach¹

1675–85; compare Irish deoch an dorais drink of the door

Example Sentences

It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.

From The Guardian

It’s his last one, his peace-out, his Parthian shot, his doch-an-dorrach.

From The Guardian

Some thrust out their snuff-mulls for the parting pinch—others tendered the doch-an-dorrach, or parting cup.

From Project Gutenberg

Some thrust out their snuff-mulls for the parting pinch, others tendered the DOCH-AN-DORRACH, or parting cup.

From Project Gutenberg