roup

verb, noun — 5 senses

roup

verb

/ɹuːp/

Etymology A variant of roop.

1

To cry or shout.

2

Scotland To sell by auction.

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 annually1791, William Orem, A Description of the Chanonry in Old Aberdeen:

roup

noun

Etymology A variant of roop.

1

An outcry.

2

Scotland A sale of goods by auction.

Derived terms: roup sale

roup

noun

Etymology Uncertain.

1

Bird canker; an infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae.

Synonyms: canker, frounce, trichomoniasis

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