STOUP


Meaning of STOUP in English

/ stuːp; NAmE / noun

( technical ) a stone container for holy water in a church

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the sense pail, small cask ): from Old Norse staup , of Germanic origin; related to the verb steep .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.