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Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.

From Time Magazine Archive

The day arrived when everything was to be sold by public roup.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George

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 Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

This is especially so in cases of roup or colds.

From Outdoor Sports and Games by Miller, Claude H.

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.

From Robert Burns by Shairp, John Campbell