stupe

¹ American  

[stoop, styoop] / stup, stjup /

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

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stupe

She thinks now that part of Herman's appeal for her was that he made her see "that one didn't have to be a stupe to be religious."

From Time Magazine Archive

Dispiritedly, he mailed in his reading list after he got home, just so Rickover would not think him "a total stupe."

From Time Magazine Archive

But she tells him that true love has washed away her sins and the pure and simple stupe embraces her.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the beginning of an attack a turpentine stupe to the abdomen is a source of comfort to many women, while the sharp counter-irritation exercises possibly a favorable influence upon the course of the disease.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

By twisting the sticks in opposite directions the stupe may be wrung out easily.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by American Red Cross