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Stoup
Pronunciation : Stoup
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Stoop a vessel.]
Definition : 1. A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids. [Scot.]
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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