roup Meaning, Definition & Usage

Roup intransitive verb & transitive verb

Etymology

Cf. AS. hrpan to cry out, G. rufen, Goth. hrpian. Cf. Roop.

Definitions

1. To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction. Scot. Jamieson.

Roup noun

Definitions

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.