2 entries under this word
(krōōp), n. [Fr. croupe, hind-quarters, croup, rump, Pr. cropa, Sp. grupa, Pg. garupa, It. groppa; Fr. groupe, a group, cluster, clump, Sp. grupo, gorupo, It. gruppo, gruppo. Cf. Crop and Icel. kryppa, hunch, hump, bending, Gael. crup, to bend, contract.] The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
So light to the croup the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung. W. Scott.
(krōōp), n. [Cf. L. Ger. kropp, H. Ger. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and a tumor on the anterior part of the neck, a wen of the throat, the king’s evil, goiter. See CROP, and cf. also Scot. croup, crupe, croup, to croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice.] (Med.) An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea accompanied by a hoarse ringing cough and difficult respiration. In the form in which it attacks chiefly young children, it is known as Cynanche tracheates, and is apt to be attended with the formation of a false membrane which lines the trachea beneath the glottis, and tends to produce suffocation. Dunglison.