stoup

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A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church

But, though I liked Morgan well enough, I did not greatly care for his smell, which, incredibly, considering his agnosticism, was not unlike that of stale water in a church stoup.

A bucket
A mug or drinking vessel

Set me the stoups of wine upon that table.

a container for holy water near the entrance to a church (staup )
A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; called also holy-water stoup
an archaic drinking vessel
A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids
basin for holy water
basin for holy water an archaic drinking vessel
stoups
plural of stoup
stoup

    Turkish pronunciation

    stup

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsto͞op/ /ˈstuːp/

    Etymology

    () From Old Norse staup, from Proto-Germanic *staupo- ( > Old English stēap).
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