stoup

• Sustantivo anticuado que designa un recipiente para beber o una copa para agua bendita, raramente usado en el inglés moderno.

An archaic noun referring to a drinking vessel or a basin for holy water, now rarely used in modern English.

1. Drinking vesselC2formalbritish

   An old-fashioned cup or drinking container, often made of metal or wood.

   Taza antigua para beber

   • The knight raised his stoup of ale in a toast.
   • In the tavern, each man had his own stoup.
   • She poured wine into a silver stoup.

   Sinónimosbeakercupflagongoblettankard

2. Holy water basinC2formalbritish

   A small basin or font, typically placed at the entrance of a church, used to hold holy water.

   Pila de agua bendita

   • He dipped his fingers into the stoup of holy water.
   • The stone stoup near the door was filled with fresh water.
   • Visitors blessed themselves at the stoup before entering the chapel.

   Sinónimosaspersoriumfont