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

He dearly loved a stoup of fresh claret; but both his character and calling compelled him to go cautiously about such carnal indulgences, and to trust no front doors with his secret.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various

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

On the stoup were several officers, who had just stepped out after finishing dinner, Massey himself in their midst.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne