mini cup meaning: definition, quotations

mini cup

nounalso spelled mini-cup

› Alternative form of minicup.

miniature racecar

Family Harvest Church out of Tinley Park had a table at Race Fan Rally, along with a mini cup race car with the church’s name on it.2016 September 14, Bob Okon, “Race Fan Rally brings NASCAR fans to downtown Joliet”, in The Herald-News:
Another class for youth returning this year is the Evolution Cup cars, which started at the track last year, Pylypiuk noted. “That's mini cup cars. They're called Evolution Cup cars and what they are is they’re actually a half-scale NASCAR looking car.2017 June 1, Logan Clow, “Hythe Motor Speedway season kicks off this weekend”, in Alberta Daily Herald Tribune:

extra-small cup.

On the other hand, Ride Cymbals are purchased either with big cups (for big band crashing and riding) or with small cups (for sustaining a ride beat) or even with a mini cup or no cup at all.1973, Percussive Notes - Volumes 12-15, page 44:
They were smaller than regular Chinese dumplings because my mother placed a tiny tea cup (like those used for the Japanese tea ceremony) upside down on each store-bought flour wrap and divided it into little wraps with the same diameter as the mini cup.2011, Kai-Fu Lee, Making a World of Difference:

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She handed a patient the mini cup of medications, and she and Eli watched as he swallowed them down.2014, Elizabeth Byler Younts, Promise to Cherish: A Novel, →ISBN, page 58:

noun

› Alternative form of minicup.

miniature racecar.

Getting on the racing circuit wasn't as difficult as some of the fire training that Brechl experienced. Brechl said, " I went to a mini-cup race as a spectator in 1995, and was asked if I could substitute for one of the drivers. I had never raced a miniature-sized car before, but ended up beating the track champion. I've been racing ever since."1994, Airstream - Issues 5-12, page 3:
... library managed to get the library logo on a mini-cup race car driven by Shelly Morgan at the Ona Speedway1997, West Virginia Libraries - Volumes 50-51:

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The 24-year-old competed in his first race at MIS in 2016 in the ARCA Racing Series, finishing 17th. His family sold all their dwarf cars, mini-cup cars and go-karts Baird raced in his young career to go after sponsorship to race in the series.2017 June 16, Taylor DesOrmeau, “Dark Horse Brewing helps Michigan driver hit track again at MIS”, in Michigan Live:

extra-small cup

This mini-cup ramen is popular as a snack to be given to children between meals. It is also taken for the soup of a casual meal. The demand for the mini-cup is already 10% more than that of the regular cup.1986, Diamond's Economic Journal Industria - Volume 16, page 12:
The incident light beam was not blocked by the mini-cup, which also facilitates the addition of reagents such as matrix modifiers.1990, K. S. Subramanian, Govindaraja V. Iyengar, Kensaku Okamoto, Biological Trace Element Research: Multidisciplinary Perspectives:

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On both sampling occasions, the odour threshold concentration of exhaust air from the house fitted with mini-cup drinkers was substantially less than that from the house equipped with conventional 'bell' drinkers—see Fig. 1. The rationale for fitting mini-cup drinkers was that it was thought that the mini-cup drinkers would reduce water wastage and hence improve the litter conditions.2003, V.C. Nielsen, J.H. Voorburg, P. L'Hermite, Odour and Ammonia Emissions from Livestock Farming, →ISBN, page 206:

A race that is modeled after, but smaller than, the America's Cup.

Sailboat racing

After eliminations in four Southern California areas, the number one teams will race in early February in a mini-cup series.1971 March, “Best Test In the West”, in MotorBoating, volume 127, number 3:
The pros will instruct you about your position before you set off for the race course in the waters off Phillipsburg for an exciting three-hour mini-cup regatta.2000 January-October, “Twelves in St. Maarten”, in Cruising World, volume 26, numbers 1-10, page 131: