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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

/ ː /

noun

  1. med a hot damp cloth, usually sprinkled with an irritant, applied to the body to relieve pain by counterirritation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

stupe

2

/ ː /

noun

  1. slang.
    a stupid person; clot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stupe1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ū貹, variant of stuppa < Greek ýŧ flax, hemp, tow

Origin of stupe2

First recorded in 1755–65; by shortening of stupid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stupe1

C14: from Latin stuppa flax, from Greek ٳܱŧ
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Example Sentences

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It is usually sufficient to employ embrocations or stupes of equal parts of sweet oil and oil of turpentine, or of camphor liniment.

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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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