Lov·ing cup.
1. A large ornamental drinking vessel having two or more handles, intended to pass from hand to hand, as at a banquet.
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loving cup
n 1: a large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that
people drink out of in turn at a banquet
2: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a
trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept
the cups is a special glass case" [syn: cup]