roopy

Indeed, Rob and I could just hear a kind of roopy clattering like that of a hungry hen complaining to the vague Powers which rule the times and seasons of distribution from the "daich" bowl.

The Dew of Their Youth 1887

But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse — a little roopy was his exact expression — and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned.

David Copperfield 2007

But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse—a little roopy was his exact expression—and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned.

VII. My “First Half” at Salem House 1917

But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse - a little roopy was his exact expression - and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned.

David Copperfield Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1917

Then, as the hour drew near, this academic clock cleared its decks for real action -- almost it might be said that it cleared its throat, such a roopy gasping crow did it emit.

The Dew of Their Youth 1887

But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse-a little roopy was his exact expression-and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned.

David Copperfield 1850

But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse - a little roopy was his exact expression - and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned.

David Copperfield Charles Dickens 1841