Meanings
plural drinkholders
- A receptacle for holding a cup, can, or bottle; cupholder.
An apple trembles in the drinkholder.
2010, Alex Taylor, The Name of the Nearest River, page 112 more examples
The preferred Dexter-style drinkholders (which accommodate a can or bottle with or without a huggie) […]
1989 Feburary-June, Allen D. Berrien, “Spirit of America”, in Boating, volume 62, page 126Fine, but let's keep it brief, said Starx, and from the drinkholder scooped the walkie-talkie, told Griggs what was happening.
2014, Pasha Malla, People Park, page 166 - A cardboard box with several holes in the top, used by fast food sellers to hold multiple disposable cups; drink caddy.
He carried a drinkholder which held a half-dozen disposable cups with plastic lids (much like those in the Academy cafeteria).
2013, Kevin Hardman, Mutation, page 146
Origin
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