poculumn.
/ˈpɒkjᵿləm/, U.S. /ˈpɑkjələm/ Chiefly Classical Archaeology.
A cup; a drinking vessel.
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chalicec825
napeOE
copc950
fullOE
cupc1000
canOE
shalec1075
scalec1230
maselin?a1300
mazer1311
richardine1352
dish1381
fiole1382
pece1383
phialc1384
gobletc1400
bowl-cup1420
chalice-cup1420
crusec1420
mazer-cup1434
goddard1439
stoup1452
bicker1459
cowl1476
tankard1485
stop1489
hanapa1513
skull1513
Maudlin cup1544
Magdalene cup?a1549
mazer bowl1562
skew1567
shell1577
godet1580
mazard1584
bousing-can1590
cushion1594
glove1609
rumkin1636
Maudlin pot1638
Pimlico1654
mazer dish1656
mug1664
tumbler1664
souce1688
streaker1694
ox-eye1703
false-cup1708
tankard-cup1745
poculum1846
phiale1867
tumbler-cup1900
stem-cup1915
sippy cup1986
1846 Times 2 Nov. 7/4 21 utensils of pottery, many of them entire,—consisting of pateræ, simpulum, poculum, and urnæ, of various bole and dimensions.
1863 W. Chaffers Marks & Monograms Pottery & Porcelain 15 Figure 16 is a poculum of the Castor Ware of white paste.
1919 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 9 222 The bowl is white to denote silver, like a poculum in shape.
1965 Amer. Notes & Queries Mar. 106/1 Visitors can admire a series of cases, bright vases..and decorated ‘pocula’.
2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 15 June 37 Designed for babies, this non-spill poculum is marketed as ‘the cup that shuts between sucks..suck it and see’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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