stirrup cup

Example Sentences

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It seemed a storm in a stirrup cup.

From Time Magazine Archive

The episode begins as Danny totters up to the stirrup cup.

From Time Magazine Archive

But my favorite was a stirrup cup molded in the shape of a wolf’s head and shoulders, with the head lifted and the mouth pulled into an O for a long howl.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Some had a stirrup cup or two before parting, and I cannot forget one who tore past on a huge white horse, brandishing a great rusty sword in the moonlight.

From The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Rachel brought the stirrup cup, and the household assembled to cheer the travellers as they rode away.

From Tom Tufton's Travels by Everett-Green, Evelyn