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[roop] 
,–noun Veterinary Pathology.
| any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry. |
Origin:
1800–10; orig. uncert.
1800–10; orig. uncert.
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2 [roop] ,–noun
| hoarseness or huskiness. |
Origin:
1575–85; prob. imit.
1575–85; prob. imit.
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3 [roup] Origin:
1250–1300; ME roupen to cry, shout < ON raupa to boast (or hrōpa to shout)
1250–1300; ME roupen to cry, shout < ON raupa to boast (or hrōpa to shout)
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| roup (rōōp) n. An infectious disease of poultry and pigeons characterized by inflammation of and mucous discharge from the mouth and eyes. [Origin unknown.] |
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Roup
Roup\, v. i. & t. [Cf. AS. hr?pan to cry out, G. rufen, Goth. hr?pian. Cf. Roop.] To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction. [Scot.] --Jamieson.Roup
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.
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Main Entry: roup
Pronunciation: 'rüp, 'raup
Function: noun
: any of various respiratory disorders of poultry; especially :
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