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Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he got the estate into trouble it was my care and skill saved it from roup and rent rack.
From Playing With Fire by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
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 Ian Maclaren
A good system of ventilation is essential, as murky, damp air breeds colds and roup.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
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 J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
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