roup
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
A variant of roop.
Verb edit
roup (third-person singular simple present roups, present participle rouping, simple past and past participle rouped)
- To cry or shout.
- (Scotland) To sell by auction.
- 1791, William Orem, A Description of the Chanonry in Old Aberdeen:
- During the space of his tack he had plentiful crops of corn upon it, and when his tacks were run ont, the town took it into their own hands, and rouped it annually
Noun edit
roup (plural roups)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain.
Noun edit
roup (uncountable)
- An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
Synonyms edit
- (pigeon) canker
- (falconry) frounce
- (avian) trichomoniasis
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Polish rup (“pinworm”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
roup m anim
- pinworm
- roup lidský ― human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
Declension edit
Noun edit
roup m inan
- (in the plural) foolishness, caprice