n. [ See Stoop a vessel. ] 1. A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids. [ Scot. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Eccl.) A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; -- called also holy-water stoup or holy-water font. [ 1913 Webster ]