gourd cup

noun

1. a metal cup of the 16th and 17th centuries having a gourd-shaped bowl mounted on a stem.

Example Sentences

The woman jerked a gnarled hand toward a gourd cup attached to the pump with a string.

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A kettle contained a brew from which the dancers at intervals dipped with a gourd cup and drank.

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All recline on the ground around a bowl of food, each with a gourd cup in his hand, but they manage this primitive arrangement with constant care for propriety.

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A gourd cup lay on the edge of the tank.

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The drink was offered her in a gourd cup.

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