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.
1656. Ridley, Pract. Physick, 173. A Cucupha is common for the wounds and contusions of the Head.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 209. A convenient cucufa must be adapted to the head like a cap.
1665. G. Harvey, Advice agst. Plague, xiv. 20. The brain should likewise be shielded with a cucupha, or spice cap.
