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  Trophy \Tro"phy\, n.; pl. Trophies. [F. troph['e]e (cf. It. &
     Sp. trofeo), L. tropaeum, trophaeum, Gr. ?, strictly, a
     monument of the enemy's defeat, fr.? a turn, especially, a
     turning about of the enemy, a putting to flight or routing
     him, fr. ? to turn. See Trope.]
     1. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised
        on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on
        the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the
        chief city of the conquered people.
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     Note: A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor,
           weapons, etc., of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk
           of a tree or to a post erected on an elevated site,
           with an inscription, and a dedication to a divinity.
           The Romans often erected their trophies in the Capitol.
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     2. The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp.
        (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and
        military weapons, offensive and defensive.
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     3. Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial
        of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc.
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              Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears,
              And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars,
              And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their
              wars.                                 --Dryden.
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     4. Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every
        redeemed soul is a trophy of grace.
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     5. An object memorializing a victory in a sporting contest.
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     Note: Some trophies(5) are unique, temporary possession of
           the same object passing to the new victors of some
           periodic contest in subsequent occurrences. Others are
           objects of little inherent worth, given by the
           authority sponsoring the contest to the victor. A
           trophy is sometimes shaped like a cup, and in such
           cases may be called a cup, as the America's Cup (in
           Yacht racing). -->
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     Trophy money, a duty paid formerly in England, annually, by
        housekeepers, toward providing harness, drums, colors, and
        the like, for the militia.
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  America's Cup
     n.
     1 An edition of the sailing regatta
     2 A win of the sailing regatta
     n.
     1 A sailing regatta between two yachts, usually held every three or
  four years.
     2 the trophy awarded to the winner of the above regatta.

  America's Cup
     n.
     1 An edition of the sailing regatta
     2 A win of the sailing regatta
     n.
     1 A sailing regatta between two yachts, usually held every three or
  four years.
     2 the trophy awarded to the winner of the above regatta.

  America's Cup
     n.
     1 An edition of the sailing regatta
     2 A win of the sailing regatta
     n.
     1 A sailing regatta between two yachts, usually held every three or
  four years.
     2 the trophy awarded to the winner of the above regatta.

  America's Cup
     n.
     1 An edition of the sailing regatta
     2 A win of the sailing regatta
     n.
     1 A sailing regatta between two yachts, usually held every three or
  four years.
     2 the trophy awarded to the winner of the above regatta.