roup

¹ American  

[roop] / rup /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.

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roup ² American  

[roop] / rup /

noun

1. hoarseness or huskiness.

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roup ³ American  

[roup] / raʊp /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. auction.

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roup ¹ British  

/ raʊp /

verb

1. to sell by auction

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noun

1. an auction

roup ² British  

/ ruːp /

noun

1. vet science any of various chronic respiratory diseases of birds, esp poultry

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Other Word Forms

• roupy adjective

Etymology

Origin of roup¹

First recorded in 1550–60; origin uncertain

Origin of roup²

First recorded in 1575–85; probably imitative

Origin of roup³

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English roupen “to cry, shout,” from Old Norse raupa “to boast” (or hrōpa “to shout; to slander, defame”)

Example Sentences

Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.

From Time Magazine Archive

Na, na, a' daurna promise for the roup, but ye can cairry it on whether a 'm there or no; prices dinna hang on a beadle, and they 're far mair than appearances.

From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian

Is it an auctioneer's, for a roup o' furniture or a sale o' stock?'

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by Wilson, John Mackay

Mr. Wright advises half a grain of cayenne pepper with half a grain of powdered allspice in a bolus of the meal, or one of Baily's roup pills to be given daily.

From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh

They were both bidding at the roup and some business thegither.

From The Judge by West, Rebecca