stoup

Meaning

Noun

  • A bucket.
  • A mug or drinking vessel.
  • A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church.

Origin

  • From Old Norse staup, from Proto-Germanic *staupo- (whence Old English stÄ“ap). See stoop. More at stop.

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