mustache cup

noun

1. a cup having a straight piece inside, just below the rim, for holding back a man's mustache while he is drinking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mustache cup¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

But in the changing economies of a fast-growing republic, the warehouse plan was to take its place with the ox yoke, the spinning wheel, the mustache cup, and the Prince Albert coat.

From Project Gutenberg

David turned reluctantly away; he choked down the queerness in his throat and firmly laid hands on a gilt-rimmed mustache cup.

From Project Gutenberg

I do not perform at breakfast for the edification of my offspring upon the mustache cup, but I chew my strawberry seeds, which they claim is worse.

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