ROUP


Meaning of ROUP in English

1. n. & v. Sc. & N.Engl.

--n. an auction.

--v.tr. sell by auction.

Etymology: ME 'to shout', of Scand. orig. 2. n. an infectious poultry-disease, esp. of the respiratory tract.

Derivatives:

roupy adj.

Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.