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stoup

Pronunciation: /stuːp/
Definition of stoup

noun

  • a basin for holy water, especially on the wall near the door of a Roman Catholic church for worshippers to dip their fingers in before crossing themselves.
  • archaic a flagon or beaker for drink: the jailer returned and left a stoup of water

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'pail, small cask'): from Old Norse staup, of Germanic origin; related to the verb steep2

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