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[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:
1350–1400; ME < L stūpa, var. of stuppa < Gk stýppē flax, hemp, tow
1350–1400; ME < L stūpa, var. of stuppa < Gk stýppē flax, hemp, tow
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| stupe (stōōp, styōōp) n. A hot, wet, often medicated cloth used as a compress. [Middle English, from Latin stuppa, stūpa, tow, from Greek stuppē, stupeion, coarse fiber of hemp or flax.] |
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Stupe
Stupe\, n. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop, v. t.] (Med.) Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.Stupe
Stupe\, n. [See Stupid.] A stupid person. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : stupe
Spanish:
zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza,
German:
tauchen,
Japanese:
飛び込む
Main Entry: stupe
Pronunciation: 'st(y)üp
Function: noun
: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)
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