Where does “roundup” come from?
Roundup is a 20th-century English formation from the phrasal verb round up, meaning to gather or collect together.
roundup (English): An activity in which cattle are herded together...
Definitions
- An activity in which cattle are herded together...
Ancestry of “roundup”, step by step
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| 1 | English | round up | To gather together by riding around them; To... |