stirrup cup

NOUN

farewell drink

Synonyms

WEAK

nightcap one for the road parting 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

Its owner came in for a stirrup cup; Mitchell was with him.

From The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary by Warner, Anne

"And you?" murmurs Jaggers, who is imbibing the stirrup cup.

From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard