cuppyadj.²

/ˈkʌpi/

Etymology: < cup n. + -y suffix¹.

rare.

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a. Concave like a cup.

b. Full of ‘cups’ (see cup n. 5). cuppy lie Golf, the position of a ball when it lies in a ‘cup’ or shallow depression. Said also of the ball.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > lie of ball

stymie1834

lie1857

cuppy lie1882

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > lie of ball

teed1737

stymied1862

cuppy1882

hole-high1897

plugged1927

1882 Garden 10 June 399/2 Delicate little Peach-coloured cuppy flowers.

1886 H. G. Hutchinson Hints on Golf 32 If it [sc. the ball] lie ‘cuppy’, a jerking stroke will be necessary.]

1892 Sport. & Dram. News 9 Apr. 152/3 Rain..much needed, as the lies are now very ‘cuppy’ in places.

1901 W. J. Travis Pract. Golf (1903) iv. 46 It is better to..play each shot the same way—except in the case of a very cuppy lie.

1922 P. G. Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert 88 Mortimer..found his ball in a nasty cuppy lie.

c. Metallurgy. Of drawn metal, esp. wire: having internal cavities that lead to a cup-and-cone fracture under sufficient tensile stress.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > qualities of metals > [adjective] > type of imperfection

eager1579

blown1872

cup-and-cone1881

cuppy1925

1925 A. T. Adam Wire-drawing x. 197 ‘Cuppy’ wire—i.e. wire which breaks either in drawing or in bending with a very distinct ‘cup and cone’ fracture.

1927 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 115 470 He desired to ask the author whether internal cuppy fractures were not liable to be produced by wrong manipulation in the drawing.

1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 52/1 Cuppy wire... Wire which, though apparently sound, shows on a longitudinal section a series of well-developed internal fractures which open to the surface under bending stresses.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	cuppy
释义	cuppyadj.¹ Categories » Heraldry: see vairy-cuppy n. at vairy adj. 1b. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019). cuppyadj.² /ˈkʌpi/ Etymology: < cup n. + -y suffix¹. rare. Categories » a. Concave like a cup. b. Full of ‘cups’ (see cup n. 5). cuppy lie Golf, the position of a ball when it lies in a ‘cup’ or shallow depression. Said also of the ball. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > lie of ball stymie1834 lie1857 cuppy lie1882 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > lie of ball teed1737 stymied1862 cuppy1882 hole-high1897 plugged1927 1882 Garden 10 June 399/2 Delicate little Peach-coloured cuppy flowers. 1886 H. G. Hutchinson Hints on Golf 32 If it [sc. the ball] lie ‘cuppy’, a jerking stroke will be necessary.] 1892 Sport. & Dram. News 9 Apr. 152/3 Rain..much needed, as the lies are now very ‘cuppy’ in places. 1901 W. J. Travis Pract. Golf (1903) iv. 46 It is better to..play each shot the same way—except in the case of a very cuppy lie. 1922 P. G. Wodehouse Clicking of Cuthbert 88 Mortimer..found his ball in a nasty cuppy lie. c. Metallurgy. Of drawn metal, esp. wire: having internal cavities that lead to a cup-and-cone fracture under sufficient tensile stress. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > qualities of metals > [adjective] > type of imperfection eager1579 blown1872 cup-and-cone1881 cuppy1925 1925 A. T. Adam Wire-drawing x. 197 ‘Cuppy’ wire—i.e. wire which breaks either in drawing or in bending with a very distinct ‘cup and cone’ fracture. 1927 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 115 470 He desired to ask the author whether internal cuppy fractures were not liable to be produced by wrong manipulation in the drawing. 1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 52/1 Cuppy wire... Wire which, though apparently sound, shows on a longitudinal section a series of well-developed internal fractures which open to the surface under bending stresses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.¹adj.²1882
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