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tup

tup

9.9
A male sheep not castrated and used for breeding
  • noun
  • /tʌp/
  • UK
translation icon : carnero
  • "He who tups with the spirit tups with the grave."
  • tup sound
  • little tup

Examples

  • - Not tup with me, eh?

    High Spirits (1988)

  • I mean, this is somewhere between a skelp and a tup, right?

    High Spirits (1988)

  • I heard this sound—this quiet little tup tup tup sound.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I heard this sound—this quiet little tup tup tup sound.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I heard this sound—this quiet little tup tup tup sound.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Tup'-tup'-tup'

    Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

  • (Tup'-tup')

    Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

  • If you need to take that out on me for posting about unimportant things like how the tups need help instead of letting you be the homeroom bully, knock yourself out, though.

    Blog text (26)

  • The farmer purchased a strong tup to improve his flock's breeding stock.

  • During the spring, the tup is kept with the ewes to ensure they breed.

Synonyms

ram
vstup
12 1.8

An adult male sheep used for breeding

is the British regional term for the same animal

Antonyms

ewe
8 6.7

A female sheep

Surface Forms

tup singular
tups plural

Etymology

Tup is an old British farm word for a male sheep used for breeding, especially in rural English. The name simply named the breeding animal, so a tup is the ram people keep to 'mate' with the ewes.