jan 1, 1697 - tup

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A ram or male sheep. 1494 <i>viij hundreth yowes and tuppes</i>, Barmston (SS53/100); 1554 <i>twoo twynters waders</i> [wethers] <i>and two toppes 9/4</i>, Abbotside (YRS130/5); 1615 <i>a humble mugge tuppe</i>, Brandsby (NYRO44/88); 1642 <i>Tuppes are eyther hunge t</i>(uppes), <i>close tup</i>(pes), <i>Riggon tuppes</i>, Elmswell (DW3); 1697 <i>20 ews and a tup £7 7 0</i>, Holmfirth (IH). By-names are evidence of the word’s much longer history: 1258 <i>Peter Touplamb</i>, Pontefract (YRS12/50); 1379 <i>Willelmus Tuphird</i>, Beamsley (PTWR).

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