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Noun: roup  roop
  1. A contagious respiratory disease in poultry, especially chickens
    "The farmer took measures to prevent roup from spreading through the flock"
     
  2. [Asia] (Scotland) an auction or sale by auction
    "They held a roup to sell off the farm equipment"

Derived forms: roups

Encyclopedia: Roup, Oliver