Quaich

Quaich
Quaigh Quaigh, Quaich Quaich, n. [Gael. cuach. Cf. {Quaff}.] A small shallow cup or drinking vessel. [Scot.] [Written also {quegh}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Quaich — aus Edelstahl Der Quaich (ˈkweɪx) ist ein traditionelles Trinkgefäß aus Schottland. Es handelt sich um eine flache Schale mit zwei Henkeln, die hauptsächlich für Whisky genutzt wird. Der Begriff ist abgeleitet vom Gälischen Wort cuach für Becher …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • quaich — or quaigh [kwākh] n. [Gael cuach, cup < LL caucus, cup < or akin to Gr kaukos] Scot. a small, shallow drinking cup, usually with two handles …   English World dictionary

  • Quaich — A Quaich (pronEng|ˈkweɪx), archaically Quaigh, is a special kind of shallow two handled drinking cup or bowl in Scotland. It derives from the Scottish Gaelic cuach meaning a cup. According to the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, the quaich was… …   Wikipedia

  • quaich — or quaigh noun Etymology: Scottish Gaelic cuach Date: 1546 chiefly Scottish a small shallow drinking vessel with ears for use as handles …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quaich — /kwaykh/, n. a Scottish drinking cup of the 17th and 18th centuries having a shallow bowl with two or three flat handles. [1665 75; < ScotGael cuach] * * * …   Universalium

  • quaich — n. (Scottish) quaigh, small shallow cup with two handles, shallow drinking vessel (was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Quaich — Drinking cup (usually with two handles) …   Scottish slang

  • quaich — [kweɪk, x] (also quaigh) noun Scottish a shallow drinking cup, typically with two handles. Origin C16: from Sc. Gaelic cuach cup …   English new terms dictionary

  • quaich — n. (also quaigh) Sc. a kind of drinking cup, usu. of wood and with two handles. Etymology: Gael. cuach cup, prob. f. L caucus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Centenary Quaich — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Centenary Quaich es un trofeo de Rugby disputado anualmente entre Irlanda y Escocia, encuadrándose en el Torneo de las Seis Naciones. En total los dos países han disputado dicha copa en 121 ocasiones, ganándola… …   Wikipedia Español

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