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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Round′-up′ noun

1. The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. Western U.S.

2. A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.

2. A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, a round-up of criminals. Colloq., U. S.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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