stupe

¹stupe

noun \ˈstüp, ˈstyüp\

Definition of STUPE

: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)

Origin of STUPE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, literally, tow, from Latin stuppa coarse part of flax, tow, from Greek styppē

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with STUPE

bloop, coop, croup, droop, drupe, dupe, goop, group, hoop, loop, loupe, poop, roup, scoop, sloop, snoop, soup, stoop, stoup, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop

²stupe

noun

Definition of STUPE

: a stupid person : dolt

Origin of STUPE

short for stupid

First Known Use: 1729

stupe

noun \ˈst(y)üp\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of STUPE

: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation) <a turpentine stupe>