n. & v.
n. 1 esp. Brit. a male sheep; a ram. 2 the striking-head of a pile-driver, etc.
v.tr. (tupped, tupping) esp. Brit. (of a ram) copulate with (a ewe).
[ ME toje, tupe, of unkn. orig. ]
n. & v.
n. 1 esp. Brit. a male sheep; a ram. 2 the striking-head of a pile-driver, etc.
v.tr. (tupped, tupping) esp. Brit. (of a ram) copulate with (a ewe).
[ ME toje, tupe, of unkn. orig. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012