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Definition of tup in English: tupnounPlural tups tʌptəp British A ram. tups were set free among the ewes for mating Example sentencesExamples - It is a long time, probably beyond the memory of man, since the percentage sold of tups has been as high.
- Farmers are having to apply for licences in order to be allowed to bring tups to ewes and bulls to cows for breeding.
- We had 450 sheep, 20 tups and 150 cattle culled and lying in a shed for 10 days before they could go on the pyre.
- I also said that November was the usual time for letting tups go with sheep; this is so, but I should also remind you about the month of October.
- The sheep interbreed competition resulted in Mr Marwood being pulled forward with his home bred Charollais ewe, a daughter of the renowned tup Westonvale Jubilee, on its first show outing.
- A flock of 200 ewes, half of which are Suffolks and the rest Mules, are run with either a Texel or a Suffolk tup to produce fat lambs.
- For the Harpers, the sheep farming year begins in September when they put their tups to their ewes.
- A farmer buying some replacement breeding ewes or a new tup could not then move his store lambs or suckler calves.
verbtups, tupped, tupping tʌptəp [with object]British 1often as noun tupping(of a ram) copulate with (a ewe) the shepherd arranges the tupping depending on when he wants his ewes to lamb Example sentencesExamples - Owners of breeding ewes in this position may well have to consider tupping their remaining flock before offering them for sale.
- The farmers in the group have had to coordinate tupping so that fresh lambs, around 70 each month, are available all year round.
- 1.1vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
2Northern English informal Headbutt (someone) in a fight.
Origin Middle English: of unknown origin. Rhymes cup, grown-up, pup, scup, straight-up, stuck-up, summing-up, sup, totting-up, two-up, up, washing-up Definition of tup in US English: tupnountəptəp British A ram. Example sentencesExamples - For the Harpers, the sheep farming year begins in September when they put their tups to their ewes.
- I also said that November was the usual time for letting tups go with sheep; this is so, but I should also remind you about the month of October.
- It is a long time, probably beyond the memory of man, since the percentage sold of tups has been as high.
- A farmer buying some replacement breeding ewes or a new tup could not then move his store lambs or suckler calves.
- The sheep interbreed competition resulted in Mr Marwood being pulled forward with his home bred Charollais ewe, a daughter of the renowned tup Westonvale Jubilee, on its first show outing.
- Farmers are having to apply for licences in order to be allowed to bring tups to ewes and bulls to cows for breeding.
- A flock of 200 ewes, half of which are Suffolks and the rest Mules, are run with either a Texel or a Suffolk tup to produce fat lambs.
- We had 450 sheep, 20 tups and 150 cattle culled and lying in a shed for 10 days before they could go on the pyre.
verbtəptəp [with object]often as noun tuppingBritish 1(of a ram) copulate with (a ewe). Example sentencesExamples - Owners of breeding ewes in this position may well have to consider tupping their remaining flock before offering them for sale.
- The farmers in the group have had to coordinate tupping so that fresh lambs, around 70 each month, are available all year round.
- 1.1vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
Origin Middle English: of unknown origin. |