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sup1 vb sups, supping, supped 1. (Cookery) (intr) Archaic to have supper 2. (Cookery) (tr) Obsolete to provide with supper [from Old French soper; see sup2] sup2 vb sups, supping, supped 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to partake of (liquid) by swallowing a little at a time 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Scot and northern English dialect to drink n
a sip [Old English sūpan; related to Old High German sūfan, German saufen; see also sup1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| And a doe leaped up, and a doe leaped up From the pond in the wood where the wild deer sup. His Dog availed himself of the occasion to invite a stranger Dog, a friend of his, saying, "My master gives a feast, and there is always much food remaining; come and sup with me tonight. "At least," he said to himself, "I shall there have a firebrand of joy wherewith to warm myself, and I can sup on some crumbs of the three great armorial bearings of royal sugar which have been erected on the public refreshment-stall of the city. |
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