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STUPING
Verb
stuping
present participle of stupe
Anagrams
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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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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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