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A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids.

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  1. n. A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids.
  2. n. 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.
  3. n. an archaic drinking vessel
  4. n. basin for holy water
  5. 1. A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids. [Scot.] 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.
  6. A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches forcontaining the holy water with which those who enter, dipping theirfingers in it, cross themselves; -- called also holy-water stoup.
  7. n. an archaic drinking vessel n. basin for holy water