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nightcap

[nahyt-kap] / ˈnaɪtˌkæp /
NOUN
after-dinner drink
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NOUN
stirrup cup
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Plus, Charleston on a budget, a new take on the nightcap and how to make your financial discipline last.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The nightcap was a Black Sabbath reunion featuring guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

Comment: The hottest team in the conference takes the court in T Mobile Arena for the nightcap and wastes little time laying waste to the first of several victims.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

The gym will be cleared following the Chatsworth-LACES boys game, then reopened for the nightcap.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Next moment, Dumbledore was backing into the dormitory, wearing a long woolly dressing gown and a nightcap.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling




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