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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.]]
== Cup ([[tableware]]) ==

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 [[household]]s.
A '''cup''' is also [[North America]]n and [[Australia]]n slang for the plastic insert in a [[jockstrap]].


See also:
See also:
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*[[tankard]]

== Cup ([[armour]]) ==
A '''cup''' is also [[North America]]n and [[Australia]]n slang for the plastic insert in a [[jockstrap]]. In [[Britain]] and Australia, this is also known as a ([[cricket]]er's) "box".

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[[category:tableware]]

Revision as of 16:51, 2 May 2006

Replica Viking Age Cup from Coppergate.

Cup (tableware)

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.

See also:

Cup (armour)

A cup is also North American and Australian slang for the plastic insert in a jockstrap. In Britain and Australia, this is also known as a (cricketer's) "box".