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Look up: quaich

  1. quaich
    Scottish Highland drinking cup, made with a wide, shallow bowl and two or three handles projecting from the upper lip. It often has a circular foot. Medieval versions were in wood, engraved with a...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  2. Quaich
    A shallow, two-handled drinking bowl originally produced in Scotland. Traditionally, quaiches were made entirely of wood or wood with bands of silver. The word quaich is attributed to the Gaelic word cuach, meaning cup.
    Found on http://www.langfords.com/isroot/langford

  3. quaich
    17th, 18thand 19th-century Scottish drinking vessel, usually made of silver in the form of a shallow bowl with two flat handles. Medieval examples were often made from wooden staves, and some silver vessels were decorated to simulate this effect. Small quaiches were for individual use; larger, ornate varieties were passed around at ceremonies, as w …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. Quaich
    • (n.) A small shallow cup or drinking vessel.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  5. quaich
    It has a special place in the heart of all who know something of its history and is a prized possession of many people who have an association with Scotland. It is always remembered in its traditional use as a visitor's welcome or farewell cup by proud clan chiefs, worthy merchants or humble crofters.
    Found on http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-ter

  6. Quaich
    Two-handled Celtic drinking vessel.
    Found on http://www.clanmacdougall.net/scotch1.ht

  7. Quaich
    A two-handled Celtic-drinking vessel. The name derives from the Gaelic `cuach'
    Found on http://www.whiskiesofscotland.com/glossa

  8. Quaich
    Traditional two handed Celtic drinking vessel of Scotland. It is an open squat cup that can come in various sizes often used for communal drinking.
    Found on http://www.sohowhisky.com/whisky_glossar

  9. Quaich
    A `quaich` (), 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 inspired by the low silver bowls with two flat handles freq...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaich



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