Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
surprise-cup .
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Examples
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Viola insisted on displaying all the curiosities -- the puzzle-cup that could not be used, the horrid frog that sprang to your lips in the tankard, the rolling-pin covered with sentimental poetry, and her extraordinary French pictures on the walls.
My Young Alcides Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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