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stupe

1  [stoop, styoop]
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–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

stupe

2  [stoop]
–noun Slang.
a stupid person.
Origin:
1755–65; by shortening of stupid
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
stupe

and stoop
  1. n.
    a stupid person. (Also a term of address.) : Look, stoop, just do what you are told.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stupe
Pronunciation: 'st(y)üp
Function: noun
: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation) stupe>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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