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Loup

Loup

1 9.9
A river in central Nebraska in the United States
  • proper noun
: Loup
  • So soon as I get into Loup, I'm gonna order a Mason & Hamlin melodeon.
  • Loup River
  • Loup County

Examples

  • (Apparently the Robert E. Loup Center doesn't keep its employees in the... um... loop.)

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  • Bank of Loup went bust.

  • "Bank of Loup"?

  • During that time, they will run as much water as possible from the Loup River down the feeder canal and into Sherman, and that should bring the water level back up a couple, three feet.

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  • As Jean-Loup Amselle noted, this network is resilient (1971).

    Academic text (2009)
  • As Loup-loup garou writes, femininity is a performance and hard work, and many are unable to do it correctly even if they try.

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  • Other water trails can be found on major rivers, including the Missouri, Loup, Dismal, Calamus, Republican, and Cedar.

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  • Le Loup markets Cherry Vanilla as a virginal saint named Sarah and goes to great lengths to produce this image, including staging a demonstration in which Cherry Vanilla walks on water.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The Loup River is a popular spot for fishing and canoeing during the summer months.

  • Many communities in central Nebraska are located along the banks of the Loup River.

Compounds

loup-garou
  • Literature
1 9.9

A person who turns into a wolf and back

trou-de-loup
  • Archaic
9.9

A sloping pit with a pointed stick in the middle to stop enemy soldiers

Surface Forms

Loup main

Etymology

Loup comes from the French word loup, which means 'wolf'. French explorers gave the river that name, either because they saw wolves nearby or because they used 'Loup' for a local group, so the river still keeps the name 'Loup' today.