or quaigh
Scot. a small, shallow drinking cup, usually with two handles
Origin of quaich
Gaelic cuach, cup from Late Latin caucus, cup from or akin to Classical Greek kaukosquaich
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quaich
also quaigh
noun
Scots- A two-handled drinking cup.
- A trophy resembling such a cup.
Origin of quaich
Scottish Gaelic cuach from Old Irish cúach from earlier cuäch
quaich
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Noun
(plural quaichs)
- (obsolete) A traditional, shallow, two-handled Scottish cup symbolising friendship. It was originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.
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