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cupel

cu·pel

UK/ˈkjuːpəl/ uncommon

noun

1.

small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead

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Origin

Borrowed from French coupelle, from Medieval Latin cūpella, from Latin cūpa (“cask”) + -ella (“-elle: forming feminine diminutives”). Equivalent to cup + -el.

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