Meaning of supernaculum | Babel Free
/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.kjə.ləm/Definitions
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According to the rules of an old drinking game in which the drinker upturned the empty cup and had to drink more if the remaining droplets spilled beyond the edge of his fingernail. not-comparable, obsolete
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To the last drop, to the bottom. not-comparable
Examples
“A dream put Aristotle out of breath, / A meteor he said, ’twixt life and death. “An quid fit frustra? An datur vacuum? Fill the pot, Edy! Supernaculum.” A blazing star’s a rare spectaculum!”
“Nay, it shall be an overflowing bumper an you will; and I will drink it super naculum.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.