stoup

[ stoop ]
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noun
  1. a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.

  2. Scot. a pail or bucket.

  1. Scot. and North England.

    • a drinking vessel, as a cup or tankard, of various sizes.

    • the amount it holds.

Origin of stoup

1
1350–1400; Middle English stowp<Old Norse staup drinking vessel; cognate with Old English stēap flagon

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How to use stoup in a sentence

  • On December 6, Liautaud and his teammate Doug stoup, set off from Antarctica on a 640-kilometer ski journey to the South Pole.

    The Most Extreme Explorers of 2013 | Nina Strochlic | December 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Auchtermuchty had only fallen into company with an idle knave like himself, and a stoup of aquavitae between them.

    The Abbot | Sir Walter Scott
  • She was standing by the holy water stoup leaning against a white pillar.

    The Prussian Terror | Alexandre Dumas
  • From the size, it is improbable it was used as a font, being more likely a holy-water stoup, for which purpose it is now employed.

    Holborn and Bloomsbury | Sir Walter Besant
  • Near the porch, in the usual position, is a holy-water stoup that has the front part of the basin broken off.

  • Come, quick now, bring me a lusty stoup of wine, To moisten my understanding and inspire me (H. Frere).

    The Symposium | Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for stoup

stoup

stoop

/ (stuːp) /


noun
  1. a small basin for holy water

  2. Also: stowp Scot and Northern English dialect a bucket or drinking vessel

Origin of stoup

1
C14 (in the sense: bucket): of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse staup beaker, Old English stēap flagon; see steep 1

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