roup

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹuːp/

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• Rhymes: -uːp

Etymology 1

A variant of roop.

Verb

roup (third-person singular simple present roups, present participle rouping, simple past and past participle rouped)

1. To cry or shout.
2. (Scotland) To sell by auction.
   • 1791, William Orem, A Description of the Chanonry in Old Aberdeen:

     During the space of his tack he had plentiful crops of corn upon it, and when his tacks were run ont, the town took it into their own hands, and rouped it annually

Noun

roup (plural roups)

1. An outcry.
2. (Scotland) A sale of goods by auction.

Derived terms

• roup sale

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain.

Noun

roup (uncountable)

1. An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae.

Synonyms

• (pigeon) canker
• (falconry) frounce
• (avian) trichomoniasis

Anagrams

• pour, puro