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cottabus

The English word “cottabus” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.

Etymology

From Latin cottabus, from Ancient Greek κότταβος (kóttabos).

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