tass1
/tas
/noun Scottish archaic
1A cup or small goblet.She stopped only for a sip of sherry from the crystal tass on the countertop.
1.1A small draught of an alcoholic drink: a tass of brandy...
- Alan helped me to a chair and called for a tass of brandy.
Origin
Late 15th century: from Old French tasse 'cup', via Arabic from Persian tašt 'bowl'.
Rhymes
Tass2
/tas/The official news agency of the former Soviet Union, renamed ITAR-Tass in 1992.
Origin
Russian acronym, from Telegrafnoe agentstvo Sovetskogo Soyuza 'Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union'.