goblet

Definition

A drinking vessel with a foot and stem.

Etymology

From Middle English goblet (= Middle Low German gobelet, kobelet (“goblet”)), from Old French gobellet, diminutive of gobel, from or related to the verb gober (“to ingest”).

Example Sentences

• "sup wine from a goblet"
• "No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward. No man will ever again drink from this golden goblet!"
• "At first Enkidu gags on the food, but then he grows to like the strong drink and takes seven goblets, until his face glows."