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Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jess's chair, which had carved arms and a seat stuffed with rags, had been Snecky Hobart's father's before it was hers, and old Snecky bought it at a roup in the Tenements.
From A Window in Thrums by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
Fall and winter are the seasons of roup, while it is poorly housed and poorly fed flocks that most commonly suffer from this disease.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
When chickens catch cold these germs find lodgment in the nasal passages and roup ensues.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
The auctioneer was screamed at for favouring his friends, and at times the roup became so noisy that men and women had to be forcibly ejected.
From Auld Licht Idylls by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
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