STUPES

Noun

stupes

plural of stupe

for the Caribbean slang term, see chupse

Anagrams

• set-ups, sets up, setups, steups, upsets

Source: Wiktionary


STUPE

Stupe, n. Etym: [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop, v. t.] (Med.)

Definition: Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.

Stupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuping.]

Definition: To foment with a stupe. Wiseman.

Stupe, n. Etym: [See Stupid.]

Definition: A stupid person. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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