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stoup

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stoup also stoop  (stp)
n.
1. Ecclesiastical A basin or font for holy water at the entrance of a church.
2. A drinking vessel, such as a cup or tankard.
3. Scots A bucket or pail.
[Middle English stoup, bucket, jar, from Old Norse staup, cup.]
stoup, stoop [stuːp]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a small basin for holy water
2. (Engineering / Tools) Scot and northern English dialect Also stowp a bucket or drinking vessel
[C14 (in the sense: bucket): of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse staup beaker, Old English stēap flagon; see steep1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stoup - an archaic drinking vesselstoup - an archaic drinking vessel          
drinking vessel - a vessel intended for drinking
2.stoup - basin for holy water
stoop
basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
Translations
stoup [stuːp] N → copa f, frasco m (Rel) → pila f
stoup
n (Eccl) → Weihwasserbecken nt
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``Holy Clerk,'' said the knight, when his hunger was appeased, ``I would gage my good horse yonder against a zecchin, that that same honest keeper to whom we are obliged for the venison has left thee a stoup of wine, or a reinlet of canary, or some such trifle, by way of ally to this noble pasty.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
Hi, Dame Eliza, bring a stoup of your best to Will to clear his throat.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
 
 
 
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