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tup

[ tuhp ]
/ tʌp /

noun

Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
the head of a falling hammerlike mechanism, as of a steam hammer or pile driver.

verb (used with object), tupped, tup·ping.

Chiefly British. (of a ram) to copulate with (a ewe).

verb (used without object), tupped, tup·ping.

Chiefly British. (of a ewe) to copulate.

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Origin of tup

1300–50; Middle English tope, tupe ram, of obscure origin

Words nearby tup

tunnel vault, tunnel vision, Tunney, tunny, Tuonela, tup, Tupamaro, tupelo, Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, tupik
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British Dictionary definitions for tup

tup
/ (tʌp) /

noun

mainly British an uncastrated male sheep; ram
the head of a pile-driver or steam hammer

verb tups, tupping or tupped (tr)

to cause (a ram) to mate with a ewe, or (of a ram) to mate with (a ewe)
Lancashire dialect to butt (someone), as in a fight

Word Origin for tup

C14: of unknown origin
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