# tup

> English word · Noun · IPA /tʌp/ · frequency rank #87,930

## Definitions
1. A male sheep, a ram.
2. The head of a hammer, and particularly of a steam-driven hammer.

## Etymology
From Middle English tupe (compare Scots tuip), origin unknown.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tup