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Webster 1913 Edition
Roup
Roup
,Verb.
I.
& T.
To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction.
[Scot.]
Jamieson.
Roup
,Noun.
1.
An outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction.
[Scot.]
Jamieson.
To
roup
, that is, the sale of his crops, was over. J. C. Shairp.
2.
A disease in poultry. See
Pip
. Definition 2024
roup
roup
English
Verb
roup (third-person singular simple present roups, present participle rouping, simple past and past participle rouped)
- To cry or shout
- (Scotland) To sell by auction.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)
Noun
roup (plural roups)
- An outcry.
- (Scotland) A sale of goods by auction.
Etymology 2
Origin uncertain.
Noun
roup (uncountable)
- An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae
Synonyms
- (pigeon) canker
- (falconry) frounce
- (avian) trichomoniasis