teacup

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small cup, usually with a handle and saucer, used for drinking tea

   The Hatter entered the courtroom holding a teacup in one hand.

2. 2
   noun

   the amount that a teacup can hold, sometimes used as an informal measure

   The old recipe calls for a teacup of milk.

A compound of tea and cup, recorded in English from the seventeenth century as tea drinking and purpose-made tea services became more widespread.

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