Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siphon cup

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: siphon cup
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

siphon cups (plural)

Questions

What does siphon cup mean?: 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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