stoup
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stoup
, stoop1. a small basin for holy water
2. Scot and northern English dialect a bucket or drinking vessel
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stoup
A basin for holy water, sometimes free-standing but more often affixed to or carved out of a wall or pillar near the entrance of a church.
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