Stupe vs Stoupe - What's the difference?

stupe | stoupe |


As verbs the difference between stupe and stoupe

is that stupe is to foment with such a cloth or sponge while stoupe is .

As a noun stupe

is (slang) a stupid person or (rarely) thing or stupe can be a hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally.

stupe

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) A stupid person or (rarely) thing.
    • He thinks Santa lives at the South Pole? What a stupe !

    Etymology 2

    From Middle English, from (etyl) , variant of stuppa.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally.

    • Verb

    (stup)
  • To foment with such a cloth or sponge.
    • (Wiseman)

    Anagrams

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    stoupe

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Mark I:
    • a stronger than I commeth after me, whos shue latchett I am not worthy to stoupe doune and unlose.