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A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this las…

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  1. n. A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them.
  2. n. A seed, as of an apple or orange.
  3. n. One of the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards, dominoes, etc.
  4. v. i. To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep.
  5. n. a disease of poultry
  6. n. a minor nonspecific ailment
  7. n. a small hard seed found in some fruits
  8. n. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
  9. n. a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
  10. v. kill by firing a missile
  11. v. hit with a missile from a weapon
  12. v. defeat thoroughly