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stoup

  [stoop] ,
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–noun
1. a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
2. Scot. a pail or bucket.
3. Scot. and North England.
a. a drinking vessel, as a cup or tankard, of various sizes.
b. the amount it holds.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME stowp < ON staup drinking vessel; c. OE stēap flagon
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stoup also stoop   (stōōp)   
n.  

  1. Ecclesiastical A basin or font for holy water at the entrance of a church.

  2. A drinking vessel, such as a cup or tankard.

  3. Scots A bucket or pail.


[Middle English stoup, bucket, jar, from Old Norse staup, cup.]
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Word Origin & History

stoup 
1397, "jug, jar," from O.N. staup "cup" (cognate of O.E. steap), from P.Gmc. *staupo- (cf. M.L.G. stop, Du. stoop, O.H.G. stouf, Ger. Stauf).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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