roup
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Another roup on the same ground asked for 20%.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
Cramp, roup, and some other diseases, more frequently arise from stagnant wet in the soil than from any other cause.
From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh
The most certain way of identifying roup is a characteristic sickening odor.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
Birds occasionally recover, but are generally useless after having had roup.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
