tup

[ tuhp ]

/ tʌp /

noun

Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.

the head of a falling hammerlike mechanism, as of a steam hammer or pile driver.

verb (used with object), tupped, tup·ping.

Chiefly British. (of a ram) to copulate with (a ewe).

verb (used without object), tupped, tup·ping.

Chiefly British. (of a ewe) to copulate.

Origin of tup

1300–50; Middle English tope, tupe ram, of obscure origin

Words nearby tup

tunnel vault, tunnel vision, Tunney, tunny, Tuonela, tup, Tupamaro, tupelo, Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, tupik

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Example sentences from the Web for tup

Little Mildred was very sad that she was not allowed to take him his “tup of toffee.”
Molly Brown's College Friends|Nell Speed
Tuving, strip in the boat nearest the gunwale; from tuk-, to stop a motion; tup, he makes it fast.
The Central Eskimo|Franz Boas
Mattie has been twice at the door wi' the dinner, and weel for you it was a tup's head, for that canna suffer by delay.
Rob Roy, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
Start the tup in his own rough region, and we will be bound to say he will give the hounds and their followers a scramble.
Ask Momma|R. S. Surtees

As if I mattered a tup's head, the silly gomeril, bless him!
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough

British Dictionary definitions for tup

tup

/ (tʌp) /

noun

mainly British an uncastrated male sheep; ram

the head of a pile-driver or steam hammer

verb tups, tupping or tupped (tr)

to cause (a ram) to mate with a ewe, or (of a ram) to mate with (a ewe)

Lancashire dialect to butt (someone), as in a fight

Word Origin for tup

C14: of unknown origin

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单词	tup
释义	tup [ tuhp ] / tʌp / noun Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram. the head of a falling hammerlike mechanism, as of a steam hammer or pile driver. verb (used with object), tupped, tup·ping. Chiefly British. (of a ram) to copulate with (a ewe). verb (used without object), tupped, tup·ping. Chiefly British. (of a ewe) to copulate. Origin of tup 1300–50; Middle English tope, tupe ram, of obscure origin Words nearby tup tunnel vault, tunnel vision, Tunney, tunny, Tuonela, tup, Tupamaro, tupelo, Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, tupik Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tup Little Mildred was very sad that she was not allowed to take him his “tup of toffee.” Molly Brown's College Friends\|Nell Speed Tuving, strip in the boat nearest the gunwale; from tuk-, to stop a motion; tup, he makes it fast. The Central Eskimo\|Franz Boas Mattie has been twice at the door wi' the dinner, and weel for you it was a tup's head, for that canna suffer by delay. Rob Roy, Complete, Illustrated\|Sir Walter Scott Start the tup in his own rough region, and we will be bound to say he will give the hounds and their followers a scramble. Ask Momma\|R. S. Surtees As if I mattered a tup's head, the silly gomeril, bless him! The Yeoman Adventurer\|George W. Gough British Dictionary definitions for tup tup / (tʌp) / noun mainly British an uncastrated male sheep; ram the head of a pile-driver or steam hammer verb tups, tupping or tupped (tr) to cause (a ram) to mate with a ewe, or (of a ram) to mate with (a ewe) Lancashire dialect to butt (someone), as in a fight Word Origin for tup C14: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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