Stoup
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stuːp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stoup is a noun meaning A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church.
Meaning
A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church.
More Meanings
- Obsolete form of stoop.
- (obsolete) A bucket.
- (archaic) A mug or other drinking vessel.
Example Sentences
Fetch me a stoup of liquor.
Set me the Stopes of wine vpon that Table.
She saw nobody for the moment so that she entered the church formally dipping her fingers in the holy water stoup and signing herself.
…we ran up stairs together without speaking, and were instantly in the apartment I had left, where a stoup of wine still stood untasted.
Word Forms
- stoups
- stoop
- stowp
- stouping
- stouped
Synonyms for stoup
Depending on context, synonyms include font, stoop.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stoop, pint, stupa, stockpot, tumpty, stop.
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