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stoup

[ stoop ]

noun

  1. a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
  2. Scot. a pail or bucket.
  3. Scot. and North England.
    1. a drinking vessel, as a cup or tankard, of various sizes.
    2. the amount it holds.


stoup

/ stuːp /

noun

  1. a small basin for holy water
  2. dialect.
    Alsostowp a bucket or drinking vessel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stoup1

1350–1400; Middle English stowp < Old Norse staup drinking vessel; cognate with Old English stēap flagon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stoup1

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

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

Auchtermuchty had only fallen into company with an idle knave like himself, and a stoup of aquavitae between them.

She was standing by the holy water stoup leaning against a white pillar.

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.

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).

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