stoup
Americannoun
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a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
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Scot. a pail or bucket.
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Scot. and North England.
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a drinking vessel, as a cup or tankard, of various sizes.
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the amount it holds.
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noun
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a small basin for holy water
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Also: stowp. dialect a bucket or drinking vessel
Etymology
Origin of stoup
1350–1400; Middle English stowp < Old Norse staup drinking vessel; cognate with Old English stēap flagon
Example Sentences
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Much had been learned and discovered with one significant find being a stoup, or basin, which was probably used by monks in Edward the Confessor’s church to wash their hands as they entered.
From The Guardian
Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage and holy water stoups are dry.
From Fox News
Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage, and holy water stoups are dried out.
From Fox News
They said holy water should be replaced more often in church stoups and a protective cloth installed on the grills separating priests and worshippers in confessional boxes.
From Seattle Times
Father Marc Lyden-Smith said a police officer had smelled urine from a stoup and said he found it "incredible" anyone could do such a thing.
From BBC
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