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dup

1

[ duhp ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.
, dupped, dup·ping.
  1. to open.


dup.

2

abbreviation for

  1. duplicate.

dup

/ dʌp /

verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to open
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dup1

1540–50; contraction of do 1 + up; doff, don 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dup1

C16: contraction of do 1+ up
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Example Sentences

He wriggled round so that he faced forward, reached out gleefully, caught the front fetlocks, and cried "Dup!"

On est aisment dup par ce qu'on aime—We are easily duped by those we love.

Huddup (hu-dup'), a New England interjection addressed to a horse meaning "Get along."

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