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[[image:vikingcup.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Replica Viking Age Cup from Coppergate.]]A '''cup''' is a drinking vessel that is roughly as high as it is wide, although this definition is rather arbitrary. Historical cups could be made of [[pottery]], [[wood]], [[horn]], [[glass]] or precious [[metal]]s such as [[silver]] with the former three being much more common than latter even in rich households. |
[[image:vikingcup.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Replica Viking Age Cup from Coppergate.]]A '''cup''' is a drinking vessel that is roughly as high as it is wide, although this definition is rather arbitrary. Historical cups could be made of [[pottery]], [[wood]], [[horn]], [[glass]] or precious [[metal]]s such as [[silver]] with the former three being much more common than latter even in rich households. |
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A '''cup''' is also [[North America]]n slang for the plastic insert in a [[jockstrap]]. |
A '''cup''' is also [[North America]]n and [[Australia]]n slang for the plastic insert in a [[jockstrap]]. |
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Revision as of 17:24, 2 May 2006
A cup is a drinking vessel that is roughly as high as it is wide, although this definition is rather arbitrary. Historical cups could be made of pottery, wood, horn, glass or precious metals such as silver with the former three being much more common than latter even in rich households.
A cup is also North American and Australian slang for the plastic insert in a jockstrap.
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