loving cup

noun

Updated on: 14 Mar 2018

Definition of loving cup

1 : a large ornamental drinking vessel with two or more handles

2 : a loving cup given as a token or trophy

Recent Examples of loving cup from the Web

Back then, a blindfolded Elections Board chairman plucked the winner’s name from a silver loving cup.

— laura vozzella, Washington Post, "A rare, random drawing helped Republicans win a tied Virginia election but it may not end there," 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, "Oyster shucking? A duel? No, Virginia will pull a name from a film canister to settle tied election.," 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, "Teen who messed up absentee ballot in 1971 reflects on creating Virginia's last tied race," 31 Dec. 2017
Moss won after his name was drawn from a silver loving cup, according to a 1971 Washington Post story.

— jenna portnoy, chicagotribune.com, "Oyster shucking? A duel? No, Virginia will pull a name from a film canister to settle tied election.," 22 Dec. 2017
Moss won after his name was drawn from a silver loving cup, according to a 1971 Washington Post story.

— jenna portnoy, chicagotribune.com, "Oyster shucking? A duel? No, Virginia will pull a name from a film canister to settle tied election.," 22 Dec. 2017
Moss won after his name was drawn from a silver loving cup, according to a 1971 Washington Post story.

— jenna portnoy, Washington Post, "Oyster shucking? A duel? No, Virginia will pull a name from a film canister to settle tied election," 21 Dec. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of loving cup

from its former use in ceremonial drinking

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