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

Near a doorway in the north wall is an excellent outside water stoup in a perfect state of preservation.

From Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch by Haslehust, E. W.

Then fling on coals, and ripe the ribs, And beek the house baith butt and ben; That mutchkin stoup it hauds but dribs, Then let's get in the tappit hen.

From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant

A good example of an outside stoup is that at Broadmayne, Dorset, where there is also one inside the church.

From Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them by Heath, Sidney