tup

Definition

A male sheep, a ram.

Etymology

From Middle English tupe (compare Scots tuip), origin unknown.

Example Sentences

• "... to tie up rams, which could not be supposed to much used to handling ... having often heard for a proverb, as mad as a tup in an halter"
• "Those familiar with drop forging are accustomed to sizing drop hammers as 1 ton or 5 ton or whatever. This measure of the size is simply the weight of the tup. The total weight of the helve of No 2 is about 6.4 tons."
• "http://www.key-to-steel.com/Articles/Art168.htm This is the modern equivalent of smith forging where the limited force of the blacksmith has been replaced by the mechanical or steam hammer. The process can be carried out by open forging where the hammer is replaced by a tup and the metal is manipulated manually on an anvil."