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dup

[duhp]
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verb (used with object), dupped, dup·ping. Archaic.
  1. to open.
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Origin of dup

1540–50; contraction of do1 + up; cf. doff, don2

dup.

  1. duplicate.
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Historical Examples

  • He wriggled round so that he faced forward, reached out gleefully, caught the front fetlocks, and cried "Dup!"

    Flying U Ranch

    B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for dup

dup

verb dups, dupping or dupped
  1. (tr) archaic, or dialect to open
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Word Origin

C16: contraction of do 1 + up
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