doch-an-dorrach

American  

[dokh-uhn-dor-uhkh] / ˈdɒx ənˈdɒr əx /

Also doch-an-dorroch,

noun

Scot., Irish.

1. a stirrup cup.

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Etymology

Origin of doch-an-dorrach

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 • Jan. 12, 2016

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

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2016

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

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 280, October 27, 1827 by Various