tup (tŭp)
n.

1. Chiefly British. A male sheep; a ram.
2. A heavy metal body, especially the head of a power hammer.

v., tupped, tup·ping, tups.

v.tr.
To copulate with (a ewe). Used of a ram.

v.intr.
To copulate with a ewe.

[Middle English tupe.]

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