"Stirrup cup" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... it would be quicker to consent—that is to say, to ride into Shallop and cut across the country to Shorne Mills, yielded; the horses were brought round, and after Sir William had disposed of a tankard of ale, by way of a good, old-fashioned stirrup cup, the two men started. ...
— Nell, of Shorne Mills - or, One Heart's Burden • Charles Garvice
... dodge. Take a stirrup cup anyway, and come back in time for a merry-go-rounder when you've disposed of the ladies," answered the young host, diving into the wine ...
— Rose in Bloom - A Sequel to "Eight Cousins" • Louisa May Alcott
... would be quicker to consent—that is to say, to ride into Shallop and cut across the country to Shorne Mills, yielded; the horses were brought round, and after Sir William had disposed of a tankard of ale, by way of a good, old-fashioned stirrup cup, the two ...
— Nell, of Shorne Mills - or, One Heart's Burden • Charles Garvice
... pursued the proprietor of the cow for the value of the ale; but a learned bailie, in giving his decision, decreed, that since the ale was drank by the cow while standing at the door, it must be considered deoch an dorius, or stirrup cup, for which no charge could be made, without violating the ancient hospitality of Scotland."—Sir Walter ...
— The Proverbs of Scotland • Alexander Hislop
... going off without breaking their fast or taking a stirrup cup, like discourteous rogues as they be," said Margaret, in no ...
— Grisly Grisell • Charlotte M. Yonge |
