teacup
noun
- tableware: cup, with or without a handle
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtiː.kʌp/
adj
Etymology: From tea + cup.
- Of an animal, smaller than average.
noun
Etymology: From tea + cup.
- A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
“"There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides.”
- A unit of measure; a teacupful.