| 单词 |
cupper |
| 释义 |
▪ I. cupper1|ˈkʌpə(r)|
[f. cup n. and v. + -er1.]
†1. = cup-bearer. Obs.
14..Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 572/46 Cipharius, anc⊇ a cuppere, or a dysshere. c1566in R. Chambers Life Jas. I (1830) I. i. 30 To the Queenis Majesty the Earl of Huntlie was Carver, the Earl of Cassillis cupper. 1652Earl of Monmouth tr. Bentivoglio's Relat. 58 The Carvers, Cuppers, and Suers.
2. One who performs the operation of cupping: see cup v. 1, cupping 1.
1812London Direct., Atkinson, J., Cupper. 1848Thackeray Van. Fair lxi, The bleeders and cuppers come.
▪ II. cupper2 Oxford Univ. slang.
[f. cup n. + -er6.]
A series of intercollegiate matches played in competition for a cup. Freq. in pl.
1900Oxford Mag. 31 Oct. 52/2 In the Cuppers we are drawn to play against New College. 1903Ibid. 11 Feb. 214/1 Hockey.—.. We are drawn against Magdalen in the second round of the ‘Cupper’. 1928Observer 18 Mar. 13/4 The final of ‘the rugger cupper’. 1937C. Day Lewis Starting Point 37 Next week I've got to go into training for Cuppers. 1961Times 8 Mar. 18/1 The Oxford University Rugby cuppers final. |
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