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  1. noun A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking.
  2. noun Such a container and its contents.
  3. noun A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters). See Table at measurement.
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  • Coffee-cups, and a coffee-pot, were set; and I had taken care to place, upon a little buffet, some cakes, and a bottle of Malaga wine, having heard that Madame Bontemps assisted her inspiration with that liquor. —  Memoirs And Historical Chronicles Of The Courts Of Europe
  • I'm on my way, Vegetation. if they stop me at the customs, I'll blame the outfit. the cups are almost gone, guys. only 2 measly ones left. we're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. —  doggdot.us
  • I'm guessing the cups are the drinking-out-of kind, and not that other kind -- don't they have drinking cups in Florida? —  MVN
  • "You know where the cups are and if I have to say it again, your team goes with Zelenka to M7G-677 next time." —  Wraithbait
  • Henry in his cups was a mess, a drunk from a Donleavy novel. —  PhilaLawyer.net
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