siphon cup

noun

A cup with a siphon attached for carrying off any liquid in it; specifically, an oil cup in which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated.

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Meanings

nounsiphon cup (plural siphon cups)

plural siphon cups

  1. A cup with a siphon attached for carrying off any liquid in it; specifically, an oil cup in which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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