roup

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/raʊp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅p; Scot. roup)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
roup1 (ro̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n. [Vet. Pathol.]
  1. Veterinary Diseasesany catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1800–10

roup2 (ro̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. hoarseness or huskiness.
  • probably imitative 1575–85

roup3  (roup),USA pronunciation n., v.t. [Scot. and North Eng.]
  1. Scottish Termsauction (defs. 1, 3).
  • Old Norse raupa to boast (or hrōpa to shout)
  • Middle English roupen to cry, shout 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
roup /raʊp/ Scot Northern English dialect vb (transitive)
  1. to sell by auction
 n
  1. an auction
Etymology: 16th Century (originally: to shout): of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic raupa to boast
'roup' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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