Soup

sōōp, n. the nutritious liquid obtained by boiling meat or vegetables in stock—named from the chief ingredient, as pea-, tomato-, vermicelli-, hare-, oxtail-soup, .— ns. Soup′er , a convert for the sake of material benefits; Soup′-kitch′en , a place for supplying soup to the poor gratis or at a nominal price; Soup′-mai′gre , a thin fish or vegetable soup, originally for fast-days; Soup′-tick′et , a ticket authorising the holder to receive soup at a soup-kitchen.— adj. Soup′y . [O. Fr. soupe —Old Dut. sop , zop , broth, soppe , zoppe , a sop.]