Davis Cup

Origin
World English Dictionary
Davis Cup (ˈdeɪvɪs)
 
n
1.  an annual international lawn tennis championship for men's teams
2.  the trophy awarded for this
 
[C20: after Dwight F. Davis (1879--1945), American civic leader who donated the cup]

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Davis Cup is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Word Origin & History

Davis Cup
donated 1900 as a national tennis championship trophy by U.S. statesman Dwight Filley Davis (1879-1945) while still an undergraduate at Harvard.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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