caulp

caulp
noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English cawp, probably modification of Scottish Gaelic colpach heifer
: a fee or gift formerly given to the head of a Scottish clan for his maintenance and protection or exacted by him out of one's estate after death

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caulp
var. of caup n. Obs.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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