stupe

¹

[ stoop, styoop ]

noun

1. 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.

1. a stupid person.

stupe

¹

/ stjuːp /

noun

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

stupe

²

/ stjuːp /

noun

1. slang.
   a stupid person; clot

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stupe¹

C14: from Latin stuppa flax, from Greek stuppē

Example Sentences

I have myself always found advantage from the application of turpentine stupes to the chest, and occasionally from the application of dry cups.

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The treatment is rest in bed, opium, hot stupes to the abdomen and quinine.

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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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What a stupe—She is superior as a Rose to a Dandelion.

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