tup

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Definitions of tup word

noun tup Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram. 1
noun tup the head of a falling hammerlike mechanism, as of a steam hammer or pile driver. 1
verb with object tup Chiefly British. (of a ram) to copulate with (a ewe). 1
verb without object tup Chiefly British. (of a ewe) to copulate. 1
noun tup an uncastrated male sheep; ram 0
noun tup the head of a pile-driver or steam hammer 0

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

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

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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