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  

[raup] / 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

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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”)

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Example Sentences

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roup

Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he got the estate into trouble it was my care and skill saved it from roup and rent rack.

From Playing With Fire by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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 Hugh Piper

The first symptoms of roup are those of an ordinary cold, but as the disease progresses a cheesy secretion appears in the head and throat.

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

After the roup, that is the sale, of his crop was over, Burns, in one of his letters, describes the scene that took place within and without his house.

From Robert Burns by John Campbell Shairp

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