Meaning & use
Roup
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A public auction, especially of farm goods, livestock, or household items, as traditionally conducted in Scotland and northern England.
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The farmer's tools and cattle were sold off at a roup after he retired.
Neighbors gathered at the estate roup to bid on old furniture and equipment.
A note on using this word
A Scots word still used in rural Scotland; it also has a separate, unrelated meaning as a respiratory disease affecting poultry.
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2. noun
A contagious respiratory disease affecting poultry, marked by discharge from the eyes and nostrils.
The flock was quarantined after several hens showed signs of roup.
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