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stoop


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noun

Definition of STOOP

: a porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda at a house door

Origin of STOOP

Dutch stoep; akin to Old English stæpe step — more at step
First Known Use: 1755

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buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

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