English Dictionary: roup | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for roup | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roup \Roup\, v. i. & t. [Cf. AS. hr[?]pan to cry out, G. rufen, Goth. hr[?]pian. Cf. {Roop}.] To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction. [Scot.] --Jamieson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Roup \Roup\, n. 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}. |