Tantalus cups

A form of Tantalus cup — eponym - A scientific toy, having a siphon within the figure of a man whose chin is on a level with its bend.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Tantalus cup
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APA

Tantalus cups. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tantalus%20cups

MLA

“Tantalus cups.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tantalus%20cups. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tantalus cups,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tantalus%20cups.

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