Crossword clues for roup
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Roup \Roup\, n.
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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. A disease in poultry. See Pip.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 An outcry. 2 (context Scotland English) A sale of goods by auction. vb. 1 To cry or shout 2 (context Scotland English) To sell by auction. Etymology 2
n. An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae
Usage examples of "roup".
Where Roup talked too much because he was lonely and pathetic, Skellum talked too much to defuse the situation and give Chainer time to recover.
It was the general opinion of Cabalists everywhere that Roup deserved to be forgotten at the edge of the city.
Chainer suspected that Roup had often been held hostage and was probably used to it by now.
I reckon that the cover roup needs to go in with you to be right on target.
After the roup was over, about thirty people engaged in a battle, every man for his own hand, and fought it out for three hours.
Tell him that Lord Roupen waits outside the city walls and begs to be reunited with his family.
Roup was technically his superior, but there was a clingy desperation to his manner that made Chainer's knife hand itch.
I had professed my faith in God to provide for us, and the appearance of young Lord Roupen seemed to be the Gifting Giver's way of answering our need.