stäupen
Meaning
to tie (someone) to a post and flog them publicly
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtɔʏ̯pən/
Etymology
16th century, from Staupe (“post for public flagellation”), from Middle Low German staup, stûp, from Polabian staup, from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (“post, pillar”).
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