goppenful

English

A gowpen.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”). Doublet of yepsen.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔpən/

Noun

goppenful (plural goppenfuls)

(chiefly Scotland) A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: kahmalo (fi)
German: Händeschale f
Polish: garstka (pl) f

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