What is "cuppers"

n. (plural of cupper English)

Cuppers are intercollegiate sporting competitions at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The term comes from the word " cup" and is an example of the Oxford "-er". Each sport holds only one cuppers competition each year, which is open to all colleges. Most cuppers competitions use the single elimination system. The main exception is that rowing is organised into The Bumps as opposed to a cuppers-style tournament.