tup

v. t. & i. [ Probably akin to top summit, head. ] 1. To butt, as a ram does. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cover; -- said of a ram. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any one of the tupaiids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the family Tupaiidae, somewhat resembling squirrels in size and arboreal habits. The nose is long and pointed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name. ] (Bot.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Largo tupelo, or
Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American tree (Nyssa uniflora) with softer wood than the tupelo. --
Sour tupelo (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

pr. n. An Indian of the tribe from which the Tupian stock takes its name, dwelling, at the advent of the Portuguese, about the mouth of the Amazon. Also, their language, which is the basis of the Indian trade language of the Amazon. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of South American Indians comprising the most important Brazilian tribes. Agriculture, pottery, and stone working were practiced by them at the time of the conquest. The Tupi and the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock, which is hence also called Tupi-Guaranian. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Tupmen A man who breeds, or deals in tups. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. [ contraction from two pence. ] A former U.K. silver coin; a U.K. bronze decimal coin worth two pennies.
Syn. -- twopence [ WordNet 1.5 ]