Definition of "roup" [roup]

• An infectious disease of poultry and pigeons characterized by inflammation of and mucous discharge from the mouth and eyes. (noun)

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• "After the roup, that is the sale, of his crop was over, Burns, in one of his letters, describes the scene that took place within and without his house."
• "The cases of type, the presses, the ink-rollers, the damp proof-sheets -- chiefly of bills announcing public meetings or the "roup" of some bankrupt farmer's stock -- filled me with wonder and delight."
• "Rabine started Rabine Paving at 18 and is now the Founder and CEO of the Rabine Group, a roup of small companies serving facilities managers across America, and delivering maintenance and construction services of parking lots and roofs."