quaigh

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A form of quaich — A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.

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Meanings

nounquaigh (plural quaighs)

plural quaighs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of quaich.

    The quaighs were deep, the liquor strong, / And on the tale the yeoman throng, / Had made a comment sage and long, [...]

    1808 February 22, Walter Scott, “Canto Third. The Hostel, or Inn.”, in Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh: […] J[ames] Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, […]; London: William Miller, and John Murray, →OCLC, stanza XXVIII, page 101
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APA

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

MLA

“quaigh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaigh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quaigh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaigh.

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