# stoup

> English word · Noun · IPA /stuːp/

## Definitions
1. A bucket.
2. A mug or other drinking vessel.
3. A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church.

## Etymology
From Old Norse staup, from Proto-Germanic *staupo- (whence Old English stēap). See stoop (“a vessel”). More at stop.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stoup