Get to know Quaich better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning.
Quaich in a sentence
Quaich meaning
- A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.
- Any two-handled drinking vessel or trophy.
Using Quaich
- The main meaning on this page is: A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor. | Any two-handled drinking vessel or trophy.
Context around Quaich
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Quaich
- In this selection, "quaich" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cullen, reid, mowi, awarded and third stand out and add context to how "quaich" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include commissioned silver quaich made in and john reid quaich. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "quaich" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with quaich
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mairi was presented with the A Reid Cup and received a quaich to take home. (15 words)
Keepers of the Quaich was chapters across the globe including the USA, Australia, India and South Africa. (17 words)
A specially commissioned silver quaich, made in Banff, was presented to Marcelo Scenna, chairman of the British San Martin Institute. (20 words)
But the Texas-based US college golfer will miss out on the chance of claiming the Cullen Quaich awarded to the leading player at the end of the domestic season, as jetted back to San Antonio this week. (38 words)
Since 1988, the Millennium Trophy has been awarded to the winner of the game between England and Ireland, and since 1989 the Centenary Quaich has been awarded to the winner of the game between Ireland and Scotland. (37 words)
In the recent Seafield Hotel, Campbeltown, competition Mr Beaumont was placed second in the Piobaireachd winning the Carmichael Quaich, third in the MSR and second in the 6/8 march winning him the Silver Medal. (35 words)
Example sentences (8)
But the Texas-based US college golfer will miss out on the chance of claiming the Cullen Quaich awarded to the leading player at the end of the domestic season, as jetted back to San Antonio this week.
Saturday saw the second round of the Presidents Cup take place which was coupled in with the first round of the John Reid Quaich.
There was a league title in 2006 and two Scotland caps: a win in Inverness before Scotland retained the Mowi Quaich with a draw in Ireland a year later.
A specially commissioned silver quaich, made in Banff, was presented to Marcelo Scenna, chairman of the British San Martin Institute.
Keepers of the Quaich was chapters across the globe including the USA, Australia, India and South Africa.
In the recent Seafield Hotel, Campbeltown, competition Mr Beaumont was placed second in the Piobaireachd winning the Carmichael Quaich, third in the MSR and second in the 6/8 march winning him the Silver Medal.
Mairi was presented with the A Reid Cup and received a quaich to take home.
Since 1988, the Millennium Trophy has been awarded to the winner of the game between England and Ireland, and since 1989 the Centenary Quaich has been awarded to the winner of the game between Ireland and Scotland.