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."