Etymology

tup

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Middle English tupe
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tup · noun, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromtupe
  2. English todaytup

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

tup · noun2

Clipping of tuppence (“two pence”).

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