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Croup vs Roup - What's the difference?

croup | roup |

As nouns the difference between croup and roup

is that croup is the top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped while roup is an outcry.

As verbs the difference between croup and roup

is that croup is to croak, make a hoarse noise while roup is to cry or shout.

croup

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) croupe, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, / So light to the saddle before her he sprung.
  • * 1835 , Charles Frederick Partington, The British cyclopædia of natural history
    • The guib [a kind of antelope] is of the mean dimensions, or four feet and a half in total length, and two and a half high at the shoulders, but rather higher at the croup .

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) croup, . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) To croak, make a hoarse noise.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.
    • Derived terms
    * croupous * croupy

    roup

    English

    Etymology 1

    Possibly from (etyl) , compare Dutch roepen, Low German ropen and German rufen.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cry or shout
  • (Scotland) To sell by auction.
    • (Jamieson)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An outcry.
  • (Scotland) A sale of goods by auction.

    • Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain.

    Noun

    (-)
  • An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae
    • Synonyms
    * (pigeon) canker * (falconry) frounce * (avian) trichomoniasis

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