stoup

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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

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

Near the door hung a crucifix and holy-water stoup, not ill-carved in wood; but this was the only attempt at civilised wall-decoration.

From Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America by Hyrst, H. W. G.

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

I threw them down and said to him, "Count, give me a stoup of wine and they are yours."

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. by Various