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loup

/luːp/

loup noun: a mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.

Noun

loup (plural loups)

  1. (archaic) A mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.

Proper noun capitalized: Loup

Loup

  1. The extinct Algonquian language varieties once spoken in colonial New England.

Forms of loup

pluralloups
alternative formloop

Origin of loup

Borrowed from German Luppe (“a lump of iron”).

From French loup (“wolf”): the language was attested in a notebook titled Mots loups ("wolf words") compiled by Jean-Claude Mathevet, a priest who worked among the Algonquians.

Words formed from loup

Questions about loup

What does loup mean?
Loup means a mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.
What part of speech is loup?
Loup can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce loup?
Loup is pronounced /luːp/.
What is the plural of loup?
The plural of loup is loups.

Words near loup in the dictionary

  1. Lounsberrys
  2. Lounsbury
  3. Lounsburys
  4. Lount
  5. lountza
  6. loup
  7. Loup City
  8. Loup County
  9. loup-cervier
  10. loup-cerviers
  11. loup-garou

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