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‖ ˈcucupha Obs.
Also cucufa.
[med.L.; a deriv. or reduplicated form of cufa, cufia coif. In F. cucuphe.]
In old pharmacy: A cap with spices quilted in it, worn for certain nervous disorders of the head.
1656Ridgley Pract. Physick 173 A Cucupha is common for the wounds and contusions of the Head. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 209 A convenient cucufa must be adapted to the head like a cap. 1665G. Harvey Advice agst. Plague xiv. 20 The brain should likewise be shielded with a cucupha, or spice cap. |