stoup
Example Sentences
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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
A large stoup was brought to him by Will Carr, a good-looking young man of gentle demeanour, the only person who in that pairing assembly seemed to want his "dow."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
Come, sir drost, you will not refuse a stoup of good Danish pors-ale?
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
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
