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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rouping, Rowp-, Roping, vbl. n. Also: roupe-, roupp-, rowpe-, rowpp-; rolp-; rope-; roip(p)-; ropp(e)-; roap- and -ine, -yn; -ene; ropeen. [Roup v.]

1. The action of crying or cawing. 1549 Compl. 39/12.
The ropeen of the rauynis gart the crans crope

2. The action of offering for sale or let, or selling or letting by auction.(1) 1552–3 Edinb. B. Rec. II 274.
For candill and turches at the rowping of the commone gude 1559 Old Dundee II 171.
The haill communitie being warnit be the bell to the rouping of twelve kapes [etc.] … the bode of John Fleshour wes esteemit to be maist 1582 Burntisland B. Ct. 4 Dec.
The small customis off the said burght efter the rowpine thairoff 1583 Perth B. Ct. 8 Nov.
For taking of the commone mylnis of this burght at the last rowping thairof 1586 Montrose Baillie Ct. 18 Aug.
The haill comunetie being conuenit for ondertaking of the dispositione of ane of the timmiers of ane Dutche schipe … condescendit to the rouping thairof 1589 Conv. Burghs I 303.
That na possessour … of ony pairtt … of the commoun landis … presume … to hinder or stay the rowping thairof vnder pretence of kyndnes … contrair the weilfair … of the burgh 1593 Acts IV 30/2.
Efter the ȝeirlie rowping and setting thairof [sc. common good] as use is 1594 Aberd. B. Rec. II 103.
The rowping of the gras of the Locht … and of the birne irnis and stampis 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Auctio, rowping of geare 1597 Edinb. B. Rec. V 202.
The rowpping of the metts and mesures of Leyth 1600 Conv. Burghs II 85.
Rowpeing 1602 Edinb. B. Rec. V 300.
And that proclamatioun be maid for rowpping … thairof a1651 Calderwood VI 105.
At the rowping of some poynded geare at the Croce of Edinburgh 1687 J. Kincaid Diary 129.
I thought on rouping the books in Francis Brown's house … of getting Rob Colvill to cry them and William Grahme to writt the prices 1689 Proclamation 17 Sept. 1692 Rothesay B. Rec. 485.
Adjournes the rouping of the customes till Moonday(b) 1513 Dundee Lockit Bk. 1.
The commune salmound fischeingis of this burgh … sett the tyme of the last rolping thairof for foure hundreth merkis ȝeirlie 1568 Misc. Maitl. C. II 315.
Eftir the rolping of thair wyne say(c) 1561–2 Edinb. Old Acc. I 362.
To Andro Tod, walx maker, for foure torches … to the ropyn of the common geire Ib.
For candill furnist … to ropyn of the said common geire 1563 Dumfries B. Ct. fol. 205b.
The lands of the Kingholm eftir lang roping is sett to [them] 1579 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 104.
Laufull roping thairof being maid at the tolbuith dur 1606–7 Ayr B. Acc. 230.
[The impost of the Brig … ] afoir the roping thairof 1679 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 103.
After the … publict ropeing of the peckes … [he] offered the sowme of fiftie pounds Scots money for the peckes(d) 1646 Glasgow B. Rec. II 93.
The proveist is ordanit … to attend anent the ropping of the excyse 1652 Ib. 226.
Roppeing 1680 Cullen B. Rec. 19b (2 April).
[They] haweing won the samen [grass] be ropping obleiged them selffes … to pey in to the common good … fourtie ane pownd(e) 1619 Rutherglen B. Ct. I 15 Nov.
The said day being the thrid day for roiping of the commoun milne(2) 1609 Dunferm. B. Rec. II 56.
The saidis landis ar sett in roipping

3. An auction; a roup.(a) 1623 Perth Kirk S. MS 13 Nov.
Becaus that Thomas Crombie at the roupping hes tayne the charterhous landis 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 46.
Efter publict rouping and na man haweing offerit thairfor [etc.] 1671 Edinb. B. Rec. X 111.
Befor the day of the rouping come 1671 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 21 Oct.
The said tak expyring at the first rouping eftir Michelmes 1673 Lauder Notices Affairs I 84.
Being at a rouping wheir she was noticed 1685 New Mills Manuf. 85.
Apoynts [that] a roupeing be called upon Monday nixt 1699 Foulis Acc. Bk. 256.
Naprie bought at Sir Patrick Aikenheads rouping(b) 1547 Stirling Ant. IV 218 (see Roup v. 4 passive (1) (b)).
Roping 1646 Baillie Anabaptism (1647) 17.
One … in a public roping did seem to use some couzenage in buying of a house 1665 Irvine Mun. II 168.
The watter baillieschip … eftir publict ropeing, is sett to James Johnestoune 1687 Ayr Chart. 205.
The same roping to be publicklie intimat through the said burgh be edict and tuke of drum(c) 1671 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 21 Oct.
Roaping

4. comb. a. Rouping books, the records of the rouping of public assets. b. Roping silver, money raised by the rouping of public assets.a. 1671 Edinb. B. Rec. X 107.
The Councell appoynts [a committee] to peruse the rouping books and the thesaurers accompts and try what the charge of the Common Good will extend to yeirlyb. 1559–60 Ayr B. Acc. 32.
The baillies gat ane pistolett of ropene silver 1603 Ib. 53.
The roping silvir of the brig of Duny 1609–10 Ib. 245.
Of roping silvir for the buithis of the Tolbuyth