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Webster 1913 Edition


Howp

Howp

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Verb.
I.
To cry out; to whoop.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


howp

howp

English

Verb

howp (third-person singular simple present howps, present participle howping, simple past and past participle howped)

  1. (obsolete) To cry out; to whoop.
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  2. Obsolete form of hoop.
  3. Obsolete form of hope.