A small drinking cup in the form of fox heads, hands, etc. shaped in such a way as to prevent its being set down until drained, as it has no foot. Supposedly used for departing drinks before setting off on the hunt.
Silver cup, without handles, so-called because it was served, containing a suitable beverage, tuo huntsmen in the saddle prior to their moving off. Often made in the shape of an animals head.
(1) A cup of wine or some other drink handed to a person when on horseback and about to set out on a journey; hence (2) a drinking vessel for consuming such drinks.