Meaning & use
stoup
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a basin, especially one near a church entrance, that holds holy water
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She dipped her fingers in the stoup and crossed herself before entering the pews.
The old inn kept a pewter stoup behind the bar for its regulars.
A note on using this word
The religious sense, a holy-water basin, is by far the more common modern usage.
Words with a similar meaning
basin
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Another way to use it
2. noun
an archaic term for a cup, flagon, or tankard used for drinking
He raised his stoup of ale in a toast.
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