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Added 9 October 2026

tup

/tʌp/ symbol

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ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Tupi languages.

noun

A male sheep, a ram.
The head of a hammer, and particularly of a steam-driven hammer.

verb

To mate; used of a ram mating with a ewe.
To have sex with, to bonk, etc.
To butt.

noun

Two pence.

Origin

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

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