cherup
cherup is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. "Cheruping birds." Drayton.
- 2.To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup. He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed. Cowper.
- 3.A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. "Cheruping birds." Drayton called?
- What is to excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup. He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed. Cowper called?
- What is a short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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