stupe

[stoop, styoop]

noun

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

Origin of stupe

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

stupe

[stoop]

noun Slang.

a stupid person.

Origin of stupe

First recorded in 1755–65; by shortening of stupid

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Examples from the Web for stupe

Historical Examples of stupe

And Big Stupe accepted everything they did very seriously and loved the attention.
Big Stupe
Charles V. De Vet
By twisting the sticks in opposite directions the stupe may be wrung out easily.
American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
Jane A. Delano
Then the ends should be twisted in opposite directions until the stupe inside is as dry as possible.
American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
Jane A. Delano
Boiling water should then be added, or the water, stupe, and wringer may be boiled together in the basin.
American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
Jane A. Delano
The wringer should be placed in the basin with the stupe arranged upon it.
American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
Jane A. Delano

British Dictionary definitions for stupe

stupe

noun

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

Word Origin for stupe

C14: from Latin stuppa flax, from Greek stuppē

stupe

noun

US slang a stupid person; clot

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