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Complete Definition of "stoup"

English

Etymology
From Old Norse staup, cognate with Old English steap|st�ap.

Pronunciation
IPA|/stu:p/

Noun
en-noun

  1. obsolete a bucket
  2. archaic a mug or drinking vessel
  3. a receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church
Quotations
1602 : w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s:Hamlet|Hamlet , act V scene 2
:Set me the stoups of wine upon that table.
1980, w:Anthony Burgess|Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers

ru:stoup
te:stoup
vi:stoup

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