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sky⋅phos

  [skahy-fos]
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–noun, plural -phoi  [-foi] . Greek and Roman Antiquity.
a cup characterized by a deep bowl, two handles projecting horizontally near the rim, and either a flat base or a foot.
Also, scyphus.

Origin:
1855–60; < Gk skýphos cup, can
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