'Roup' definitions:

Definition of 'Roup'

From: GCIDE
  • Roup \Roup\, v. i. & t. [Cf. AS. hr?pan to cry out, G. rufen, Goth. hr?pian. Cf. Roop.] To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Roup'

From: GCIDE
  • Roup \Roup\, n.
  • 1. An outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
  • To roup, that is, the sale of his crops, was over. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A disease in poultry. See Pip. [1913 Webster]