Stirrup cup
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A stirrup cup or dochan doris (frae Scots an Erse Gaelic deoch an dorais [ˈtʲɔx ən̪ˠ ˈt̪ɔɾɪʃ], "drink o the door")[1][2] wis a "parting cup" gien tae horsemen lang syne, afore they gang awa an haed their feet in the stirrups o thair horse.[3] It was often gien free o charge an can describe the cup that sic a drink is served in.[4]
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It is forby the traditional drink (maistlins a dram o port or sherry) served at the meet afore a traditional foxhunt.[5]