Definition of stupe
: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)
- Trending Now: More Trending:
- embolization oleaginous pansexual symbiote charlatan
- ALL
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
Origin and Etymology of stupe
Middle English, from Anglo-French, literally, tow, from Latin stuppa coarse part of flax, tow, from Greek styppē
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearOrigin and Etymology of stupe
short for stupid
Medical Dictionary
noun
\
ˈst(y)üp
\
medical Definition of stupe
: a hot wet often medicated cloth applied externally (as to stimulate circulation)
- a turpentine stupe
Learn More about stupe
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up stupe? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
