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quaich

[ kweykh ]

noun

  1. a Scottish drinking cup of the 17th and 18th centuries having a shallow bowl with two or three flat handles.


quaich

/ kwex; kweɪx /

noun

  1. a small shallow drinking cup, usually with two handles


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quaich1

First recorded in 1665–75, quaich is from the Scots Gaelic word cuach

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quaich1

from Scottish Gaelic cuach cup

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Example Sentences

Meallan Chuaich (mellan chuaich), Little hill of the cup, or quaich.

Hecate's forefinger mixes it in a quaich with mountain-dew—and that is Atholl-brose?

Thank you, my dear sir, but we cannot swallow the contents of that quaich.

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