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Meanings of stoup in English

Basin for holy water.

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Examples for "stoop"
Examples for "stoop"
1
On the stoop, Brendan rang the doorbell several times, with no answer.
The unseen
2
I hate the mechanical labour; I hate to stoop and sit still.
Villette
3
They would stoop and go in under and pick up the grain.
Old Rail Fence Corners: The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History
4
The candidate was too busy talking about hope to stoop to refutation.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
5
When I stoop, stoop; when I crawl, crawl; when I run, run.
Barlasch of the Guard
Usage of stoup in English
1
Buvons my brave lads; you shall each empty a stoup with me.
The White Company
2
Inside the stoup, a yellow-greenish mass of something ghastly roiled and boiled.
Faerie Wars
3
Well, yes; I don't care if I do take a stoup of liquor.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
4
Down from thy horse, and have a stoup of cider, thou big rebel.'
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
5
The visitor will notice the ancient font; also a hagioscope and holy water stoup.
Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
6
He had found it in the holy water stoup by the Puerta del Alegria.
The Shadow of the Cathedral
7
He found a leather bucket and hauled water from a stoup beside the cell.
Hood
8
A pasty and stoup of wine were upon the table.
To Have and to Hold
9
A stoup of water, poured on them from an upper window, was the answer.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction
10
By Jove, I could do with a stoup of Malvoisie.
Mike
11
Let us on, for a stoup of wine would hearten us upon our way.
The White Company
12
Just had a stoup of ale.' He prolonged it.
Beyond the Reef
13
Presently a soldier brought him his breakfast- amanchetof bread and a stoup of wine.
The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus
14
There are some ancient frescoes, a stoup, and other interesting details.]
Seaward Sussex: The South Downs from End to End
15
Hi, Dame Eliza, bring a stoup of your best to Will to clear his throat.
The White Company
16
The stoup is up, and I have just planted hops at the base of the pillars.
The Backwoods of Canada / Being Letters from the Wife of an Emig...
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United Kingdom
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