Brewer's: Chirping Cup

or Glass. A merry-making glass or cup of liquor. Wine that maketh glad the heart of man, or makes him sing for joy.

A chirping cup is my matin song, And my vesper bell is my bowl; Ding dong!

A Friar of Orders Grey.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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