Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crup

/kɹʌp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crup
IPA: /kɹʌp/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of croup (the rump of a horse)

adj

Short; brittle (both literally and figuratively).

Example Sentences

"The part immediately above the tail (i.e., the haunches) is the crup, and about 4 to 5 inches above the crup the butt is separated from the hide."
"You'll have a nice walk, as the snow is very crup."
"Why now so angry, trow ye? What's the matter, That our Sir James is grown so crup and tatter?"
"[…] and care must be had to rost him so leasurely, that he neither burn, nor continue raw: for when the skin seems crup, it is a sign all is rosted, and the Polenta is taken away."
"He was tedious crup with me."

Etymology

Compare Old High German grop, German grob (“coarse”).

Inflected Forms

crups (plural) more crup (comparative) most crup (superlative)

Rhymes With

up close up act up what's up cup fucked up gross up yup lemon drop amp up pup sup

Questions

How do you pronounce crup?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹʌp/.
What does crup mean?: Alternative form of croup (the rump of a horse)
Where does crup come from?: Compare Old High German grop, German grob (“coarse”).

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