roup

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Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.

From Time Magazine Archive

Having cried a potato roup he would sometimes add a word of warning, such as, "I wudna advise ye, lads, to hae onything to do wi' thae tatties; they're diseased."

From Auld Licht Idylls by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Cramp, roup, and some other diseases, more frequently arise from stagnant wet in the soil than from any other cause.

From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh

There should also be a medicine dropper, such as is used to fill fountain pens, and a small sewing machine oil can to use in cases of roup.

From Profitable Squab Breeding by Dare, Carl

Some of my readers may take exception to me either in regard to roup or white diarrhoea.

From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)