loving cup
noun
1
: a large ornamental drinking vessel with two or more handles
2
: a loving cup given as a token or trophy
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Black base, opposing handles, classic loving cup design.
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Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
Back then, a blindfolded Elections Board chairman plucked the winner’s name from a silver loving cup.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2018
Moss won after his name was drawn from a silver loving cup, according to a 1971 Washington Post story.
—Jenna Portnoy, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2017
The ruling left the race for a Fairfax House seat dead even, leading to a tie-breaking drawing from a silver loving cup.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 31 Dec. 2017
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Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
Back then, a blindfolded Elections Board chairman plucked the winner’s name from a silver loving cup.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2018
Moss won after his name was drawn from a silver loving cup, according to a 1971 Washington Post story.
—Jenna Portnoy, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2017
The ruling left the race for a Fairfax House seat dead even, leading to a tie-breaking drawing from a silver loving cup.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 31 Dec. 2017
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“Loving cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loving%20cup. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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