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gob⋅let

  [gob-lit]
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–noun
1. a drinking glass with a foot and stem.
2. Archaic. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel with no handles.
Origin:
1300–50; ME gobelet < OF, dim. of gobel cup ≪ Celtic
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gob·let   (gŏb'lĭt)   
n.  

  1. A drinking vessel, such as a glass, that has a stem and base.

  2. Archaic A drinking bowl without handles.


[Middle English gobelet, from Old French, diminutive of gobel, cup, probably of Celtic origin.]
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Word Origin & History

goblet 
c.1380, from O.Fr. gobelet, dim. of gobel "cup," probably related to gobe "gulp down" (see gob (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Goblet

a laver or trough for washing garments. In Cant. 7:2, a bowl or drinking vessel, a bowl for mixing wine; in Ex. 24:6, a sacrificial basin. (See CUP.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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