tup
Americannoun
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Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
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the head of a falling hammerlike mechanism, as of a steam hammer or pile driver.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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an uncastrated male sheep; ram
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the head of a pile-driver or steam hammer
verb
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to cause (a ram) to mate with a ewe, or (of a ram) to mate with (a ewe)
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dialect to butt (someone), as in a fight
Etymology
Origin of tup
1300–50; Middle English tope, tupe ram, of obscure origin
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"He'll be a Teviotdale tup tat ane," said the chairman, "tat's for keeping ta crown o' ta causeway tat gate—he'll no gang far or he'll get somebody to bell ta cat wi' him."
From Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott
Michael: Better a sound tup than a spavined nag.
From Krindlesyke by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
The Saxon stock then became the rage, and the introduction of a tup of that country diminished greatly the weight of the fleece, without adequately improving its fineness.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
Shearling, Shear hog, Heeder, Diamond or Dinmont ram, or tup, and, when castrated, a Shearing wether.
From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Ambrose Blacklock
"Why but cannot ta mak 'em balance baght stooans, tup heead?" sed th' chap.
From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by John Hartley
He said he witnessed a goat mating with ewes on his farm during "tupping" season five months ago, but had given the matter little thought until the geep appeared,
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2014
Breeding Ewes.—After the tupping season, which generally lasts for a month, the sheep are usually put on a pasture, which need not be very rich.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron
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