stoup
IPA: stˈup
noun
- (obsolete) A bucket.
- (archaic) A mug or drinking vessel.
- A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church.
verb
- Obsolete form of stoop. [To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.]
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Examples of "stoup" in Sentences
- It is now believed to be a holy water stoup.
- Inside the church one can find a Gotish stoup.
- A much worn stoup for holy water is against the inner doorway.
- In the latter there is also a Gothic crucifix and a stone stoup.
- Also in the porch is a medieval graveslab and a stoup for holy water.
- The church tower is over 500 years old, with a Norman stoup and doorway.
- Also in the church are a stoup, and a pair of piscinas carved from slate.
- The font, holy water stoup and parish chest were moved to the new church.
- An ornamented stoup was found built into the wall during restoration work.
- I love to slurp it like a soup/stew or should I say "stoup" a la Rachel Ray!
- _] A stoup is a jug.] [Footnote V. 17: _In youth, when I did love, did love.
- If you happen to watch Rachael Ray on the FoodTV Network, you know all about her "stoup" - thinner than a stew, yet thicker than a soup ...
- I could watch her all day, whether she's telling anecdotes about her dog, Isaboo, or using ridiculous hybrid words like "stoup" (stew/soup) and
- Meanwhile the 'stoup' containing water with which people cross themselves has been shelved, and parishioners have been discouraged from shaking hands.
- My mother has lots of signature dishes, but one of my favorites is also one of her simplest: she calls it chicken "stoup," because it's a hearty chicken soup with more meat and veggies than broth "Stew" plus "soup" equals "stoup" -- get it?
- Merrill My mother has lots of signature dishes, but one of my favorites is also one of her simplest: she calls it chicken "stoup," because it's a hearty chicken soup with more meat and veggies than broth "Stew" plus "soup" equals "stoup" -- get it?
- Walking along the lampless streets, at an hour when camps are silent, one is often attracted by the notes of fresh, young voices, where soft lights glow through open casements, or the singers sit under the vine-traceried verandah of a "stoup," accompanying the melody with guitar or banjo.