a hot damp cloth, usually sprinkled with an irritant, applied to the body to relieve pain by counterirritation
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stupe1
(sto̅o̅p, styo̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n.
- two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- Greek stýppē flax, hemp, tow
- Latin stūpa, variant of stuppa
- Middle English 1350–1400
- Slang Termsa stupid person.
- by shortening of stupid 1755–65
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