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supped
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n. a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" [syn: swallow ] [also: supping , supped ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sup \Sup\ (s[u^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Supping .] [OE. soupen to drink, AS. s[=u]pan; akin to D. zuipen, G. saufen, OHG. s[=u]fan, Icel. s[=u]pa, Sw. supa, Dan. s["o]be. Cf. Sip , Sop , Soup , Supper .] To take into the mouth with ...
Usage examples of supped.
Sitting before the fire the two supped on bread, onions and mussels which Suldrun had gathered from the tidal rocks.
They supped on porridge and soup of cabbage, with good crusty bread and more of Arbogast’s wine.
At the Tin Man Inn the four travelers, weary after the work of the night before and the toilsome ride of the day, gratefully supped on mutton and barley, and slept on straw pallets in an upper chamber.
They had supped, talked a good deal about the Bastille, of the last journey to Fontainebleau, of the intended fete that M.