A type of shallow earthenware vessel or cup used in historical contexts, particularly for containing or holding liquids.
From Middle English copehan or copehen, possibly of Germanic origin. Related terms appear in Dutch and German dialects referring to drinking vessels or containers. The exact origin remains uncertain but may relate to 'cup' terminology.
Copehans appear in medieval household inventories and archaeological digs, showing that common people owned quite nice pottery—not just crude wooden bowls!
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