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noun
a Scottish drinking cup of the 17th and 18th centuries having a shallow bowl with two or three flat handles.
Origin:
1665–75; < Scots Gaelic cuach
1665–75; < Scots Gaelic cuach
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quaich or quaigh (kwex, kweɪx, kwex, kweɪx) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl quaichs, quaighs | |
| (Scot) a small shallow drinking cup, usually with two handles | |
| [from Scottish Gaelic cuach cup] | |
| quaigh or quaigh | |
| —n | |
| [from Scottish Gaelic cuach cup] | |
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