roup


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
roup1 /raʊp/ chiefly Scottish & N. English
noun an auction. verb sell by auction.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘roar, croak’): of Scand. origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
roup2 /ruːp/
noun an infectious disease of poultry affecting the respiratory tract.
– derivatives
roupy adjective.
– origin C16: of unknown origin.
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