stoup

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/stuːp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sto̅o̅p)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stoup (sto̅o̅p),USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. Religiona basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
  2. Scottish Termsa pail or bucket.
  3. Scottish Terms
    • a drinking vessel, as a cup or tankard, of various sizes.
    • the amount it holds.
  • Old Norse staup drinking vessel; cognate with Old English stēap flagon
  • Middle English stowp 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stoup, stoop /stuːp/ n
  1. a small basin for holy water
  2. Also: stowp Scot Northern English dialect a bucket or drinking vessel
Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: bucket): of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse staup beaker, Old English stēap flagon; see steep1
'stoup' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
stoop - stowp - aspersorium - font

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