Definitions for "dice cup"
Keywords:  shaken, shake, cup, sleight, backgammon
a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown
A cup or cylindrical container used to shake and toss the dice.
A cylinder or open-ended box, in which a player shakes the dice and casts them. Dice cups were probably employed in backgammon to reduce the chances of manipulating the dice using sleight of hand.