Roup

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. An outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction. [Scot.] Jamieson. To roup, that is, the sale of his crops, was over. J. C. Shairp.

2. A disease in poultry. See Pip.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction. [Scot.] Jamieson.