stoup

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Much had been learned and discovered with one significant find being a stoup, or basin, which was probably used by monks in Edward the Confessor’s church to wash their hands as they entered.

From The Guardian

Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage and holy water stoups are dry.

From Fox News

Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage, and holy water stoups are dried out.

From Fox News

They said holy water should be replaced more often in church stoups and a protective cloth installed on the grills separating priests and worshippers in confessional boxes.

From Seattle Times

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