stupe

¹ American  

[stoop, styoop] / stup, styup /

noun

1. two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.

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stupe ² American  

[stoop] / stup /

noun

Slang.

1. a stupid person.

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stupe ¹ British  

/ stjuːp /

noun

1. med a hot damp cloth, usually sprinkled with an irritant, applied to the body to relieve pain by counterirritation

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stupe ² British  

/ stjuːp /

noun

1. slang a stupid person; clot

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Etymology

Origin of stupe¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin stūpa, variant of stuppa < Greek stýppē flax, hemp, tow

Origin of stupe²

First recorded in 1755–65; by shortening of stupid

Example Sentences

A tympanitic or tender abdomen requires stupes wrung from warm water.

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Moist heat by hot baths, fomentations, turpentine stupes, and poultices.

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“You awful stupe,” said Mark, under his breath.

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The soreness in the abdomen is at times relieved by spice poultices or a hot turpentine stupe.

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Each stupe should be three or four times as large as the area to be covered.

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