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larrup
[ lar-uhp ]
/ ˈlær əp /
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verb (used with object), lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing.
to beat or thrash.
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Origin of larrup
1815–25; perhaps <Dutch larpen to thresh with flails
OTHER WORDS FROM larrup
lar·rup·er, nounWords nearby larrup
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British Dictionary definitions for larrup
larrup
/ (ˈlærəp) /
verb
(tr) dialect to beat or flog
Derived forms of larrup
larruper, nounWord Origin for larrup
C19: of unknown origin
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