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monteith definition

mon·teith (män tēt̸h′)

noun

a large punch bowl, usually of silver, with a notched brim from which glasses and ladles are hung

Etymology: said to be named after a 17th-c. Scot whose coat had a notched hem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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