tups fighting

1. tup (noun)  = the head of a heavy hammer, especially of a power-driven hammer

2. to tup (verb)  =  {a ram (male sheep) mating with an ewe (female sheep); and the ram (male sheep) ramming (hitting something head on) something or someone}[in some other European languages: (of people) to have sex; stupid; and (of things) blunt – not sharp]

3. a stray tup on the loose [said of an independent man looking for a woman]

4. as mazy as a tup (‘mazy’ = dizzy)

5. as mad (or awkward) as a tup (or a tup in a halter) (‘halter’ = a rope or leather strap put around the neck of an animal to control it while moving about) [said of someone in a helpless rage (helpless anger)]

6. tup and lamb together as long as it lasts [a comment on the newly-married couple]