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Added 9 October 2026

goblet

/ˈɡɒblət/ noun

In Latin: cibōrium, hama Wiktionary

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A drinking vessel with a foot and stem.
sup wine from a goblet

Origin

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”).

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