CHERUP

v. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. "Cheruping birds." Drayton.

2.
v.

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.
n.

A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.

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