stoup

Example Sentences

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Holy water is used by Catholics to make the sign of the cross when they come into church and the stoup is usually by the entrance.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2015

Father Marc Lyden-Smith said a police officer had smelled urine from a stoup and said he found it "incredible" anyone could do such a thing.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2015

Yes, Darcy, there was one drop more in the stoup, and I drained it!

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

She was standing by the holy water stoup leaning against a white pillar.

From The Prussian Terror by Dumas, Alexandre

A miniature thurible hung on a nail and on another nail was a holy-water stoup which Michael at first thought was intended for soap.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton