assay cup

as·say cup

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb a-sey kuhp]
- /verb æˈseɪ kʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb a-sey kuhp]
- /verb æˈseɪ kʌp/

Definition of assay cup words

noun assay cup a small wine cup for tasting wine to be offered to another person. 1

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Origin of assay cup

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

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Parts of speech for Assay cup

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Assay cup

assay cup popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.