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teacup

noun

  1. tableware: cup, with or without a handle
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtiː.kʌp/

adj

Etymology: From tea + cup.

  1. Of an animal, smaller than average.

noun

Etymology: From tea + cup.

  1. 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.

  2. A unit of measure; a teacupful.