“Than an other, that sate at souper with them, asked this Charles, how longe he had dwelled there.”
“We have an exceptionally fine pea souper here in the capital this morning, but I'll do you the first favour of the day by desisting from gratutious fog metaphors.”
“He stayed, too, to eat of the petite souper Lady Throckmorton had ordered.”
soup
Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture.
(countable) A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl.
(uncountable) The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.
(figuratively) Any mixture or substance suggestive of soup consistency.
(US, slang) Nitroglycerin or gelignite, especially when used for safe-cracking.
(cant) Dope (illicit drug, used for making horses run faster or to change their personality).
(photography) Processing chemicals into which film is dipped, such as developer.
(biology) Liquid or gelatinous substrate, especially the mixture of organic compounds that is believe to have played a role in the origin of life on Earth.
(Britain, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.