What does stoupful mean?
Stoupful means (obsolete) Enough to fill a stoup, or bucket..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Enough to fill a stoup, or bucket..
A housekeeper was also forthcoming, who appears to have been picked up by the Colonel on Rutherglen Bridge under the most romantic circumstances, for she was then engaged fetching two stoupsful of water from the fountain to modify the strength of her father’s Highland whisky.
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Stoupful means (obsolete) Enough to fill a stoup, or bucket..
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A housekeeper was also forthcoming, who appears to have been picked up by the Colonel on Rutherglen Bridge under the most romantic circumstances, for she was then engaged fetching two stoupsful of water from the fountain to modify the strength of her father’s Highland whisky.
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