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

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Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jess's chair, which had carved arms and a seat stuffed with rags, had been Snecky Hobart's father's before it was hers, and old Snecky bought it at a roup in the Tenements.

From A Window in Thrums by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

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 John Mackay Wilson

The most certain way of identifying roup is a characteristic sickening odor.

From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings

When chickens catch cold these germs find lodgment in the nasal passages and roup ensues.

From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings