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stupe
1[ stoop, styoop ]
noun
- two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
stupe
2[ stoop ]
noun
, Slang.
- a stupid person.
stupe
1/ stjuːp /
noun
- med a hot damp cloth, usually sprinkled with an irritant, applied to the body to relieve pain by counterirritation
stupe
2/ stjuːp /
noun
- slang.a stupid person; clot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stupe1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin stūpa, variant of stuppa < Greek stýppē flax, hemp, tow
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stupe1
C14: from Latin stuppa flax, from Greek stuppē
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Example Sentences
I kreated a sensashun yesterday after dinner, on the front stupe ov the tavern, by calling a cullard servant tu pick mi teeth.
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Place the stupe wherever it is desired and cover with a piece of oiled silk or dry flannel.
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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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The turpentine stupe is mostly used in pain of the abdominal cavity.
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Big Stupe—someone gave their pet the name the first five minutes and it stuck—had the run of the ship.
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