Roup

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An infectious disease of poultry and pigeons characterized by inflammation of and mucous discharge from the mouth and eyes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To cry or shout
  • v. To sell by auction.
  • n. An outcry.
  • n. A sale of goods by auction.
  • n. An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction.
  • n. An outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction.
  • n. A disease in poultry. See Pip.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as roop.
  • To sell by outcry for bids; sell at public auction; auction.
  • n. A sale of goods by outcry; a public auction.
  • n. An infectious disease of the respiratory passages of poultry, closely similar in character and origin to catarrh in man, but more virulent and rapid in its progress, and very commonly fatal.
  • Word Usage
    "After the roup, that is the sale, of his crop was over, Burns, in one of his letters, describes the scene that took place within and without his house."
    Verb Form
    rouped    rouping    roups   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    pip   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    outcry    trichomoniasis    canker    frounce   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    iordino    irl    rew    rown    reat    uin    Ag    onna    rowth    orth