tups

He explained that the rams, or "tups" were marked with a blue dye which is transferred onto a ewe once she has been serviced, so he would know which females were "in lamb".

icScotland 2008

Over the hedge, the tups were chomping mangelwurzels from an iron tub by the kissing gate.

Country diary: Wenlock Edge 2011

We meet mummers, hobby horses, tups and all kinds of other fascinating festivities.

This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011

They are as proud as peacocks, and as obstinate as tups — and here he has missed an opportunity of making his house as pretty an irregular fortification as an invading army ever broke their teeth upon. —

A Legend of Montrose 2008

The ship being cleared of Dingdong and his tups: Is there ever another sheepish soul left lurking on board? cried Panurge.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

The ship being cleared of Dingdong and his tups: Is there ever another sheepish soul left lurking on board? cried Panurge.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

Will Marshal is buried in Kirkcudbright church, where his monument is still shown, decorated with a scutcheon suitably blazoned with two tups’ horns and two cutty spoons.

Additional Note 1917

The man in charge of the tups, or rams, was called Tupman or Tupper, the latter standing sometimes for tup-herd, just as we have the imitative Stutter for Stodart or Studdart.

The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909

The blundering, tripping tups that bleat behind the old bell-wether;

Departmental Ditties & Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900

The blundering, tripping tups that bleat behind the old bell-wether;

Verses 1889-1896 Rudyard Kipling 1900