roup

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Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.

From Time Magazine Archive

Na, na, a' daurna promise for the roup, but ye can cairry it on whether a 'm there or no; prices dinna hang on a beadle, and they 're far mair than appearances.

From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian

Birds occasionally recover, but are generally useless after having had roup.

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

Is it an auctioneer's, for a roup o' furniture or a sale o' stock?'

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by Wilson, John Mackay

Fountains are preferable to open vessels, in which the fowls are apt to void their dung, and the chickens to dabble and catch cold, often causing roup, cramp, &c.

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