roup

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Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

The counting of these bottles was a labor, but it is not even by them that the roup is remembered.

From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

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

Chronic roup has been known to extend through two years.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert