ROUPED

Verb

rouped

simple past tense and past participle of roup

Adjective

rouped (not comparable)

Affected with roup; roupy.

Anagrams

• poured, proude, rode up

Source: Wiktionary


ROUP

Roup, v. i. & t. Etym: [Cf. AS. hrrufen, Goth. hr. Cf. Roop.]

Definition: To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction. [Scot.] Jamieson.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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