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Recent Examples of stoupThin footpaths weave past remnants of a fifth-century hut, ancient field boundaries and an eighth-century medieval chapel, still with its holy water stoup.—
Kate Eshelby,
CNN,
14 June 2021 Explorers have discovered tiled floor, steps and in 2006, a holy water stoup was recovered.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes,
16 May 2021 Likely used between Edward and Henry’s reigns, the stoup, or basin, held holy water for monks to wash their hands in upon entering the abbey.—
Theresa MacHemer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Aug. 2020 The stoups were dry in churches in the weeks leading to the shelter-in-place order.—
Marc Bona,
cleveland,
26 Apr. 2020 Churchgoers have been asked to stop shaking hands, communal cups are in storage and holy water stoups are dry.—Fox News,
4 Mar. 2020
References to nomads of the Kazakh steppe and local symbolism abound in the label, as seen in the heavy glass bottles recalling nomads’ flasks and decorated with handmade pendants in the form of old coins engraved with the emblem of each fragrance.
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Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Tommy is sober; Jeff’s a wisecracking alcoholic who seems to have twice emptied out a flask before the first scene is over.
Trust her to direct you to the right bottle on her concise, personal list, or to pour you a glass of something exciting from a nightly-changing selection.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2026
An amazing summer essential and handbag must-have, this refreshing body mist smells like sunshine in a bottle.
The popcorn pail, topped with a replica of the giant sandworms of planet Arrakis, made customers reach their hands through the sandworm's teeth to dish out popcorn from inside.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Chekhov learned later that soldiers with pails always appeared at this time in the morning, fetching water for the officers.