stupe

[ stoop, styoop ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.

stupe

[ stoop ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, Slang.

stupe

/ stjuːp /

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

stupe

/ stjuːp /

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

Origin of stupe¹

C14: from Latin stuppa flax, from Greek stuppē

I kreated a sensashun yesterday after dinner, on the front stupe ov the tavern, by calling a cullard servant tu pick mi teeth.

Place the stupe wherever it is desired and cover with a piece of oiled silk or dry flannel.

The soreness in the abdomen is at times relieved by spice poultices or a hot turpentine stupe.

The turpentine stupe is mostly used in pain of the abdominal cavity.

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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