larrup

[lar-uh p]

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verb (used with object), lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing.

to beat or thrash.

Origin of larrup

1815–25; perhaps < Dutch larpen to thresh with flails

Related formslar·rup·er, noun

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Related Words for larrup

hit, harm, charge, raid, besiege, beat, assault, hurt, bombard, ambush, stab, storm, strike, assail, blast, invade, infiltrate, repulse, crush, finish

Examples from the Web for larrup

Historical Examples of larrup

Well, she give him a larrup over the face with her whip that cut the hide!
The Rustler of Wind River
G. W. Ogden
If you had'nt been punished a bit already, wouldn't I larrup you neither?
A Book of Ghosts
Sabine Baring-Gould
When dey got him back to de house, dey would buckle him down over a barrel and larrup him wid a plaited whup.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1
Work Projects Administration
Well, I hope to de Lawd you'll fin' dat rascal an' larrup him ontwell he cain't stan' straight.
The heart of happy hollow
Paul Laurence Dunbar
He speak to his fader, and he curse and swear awful, and stand wid de rifle close by and tell dat son ob his to larrup Jake.
True to the Old Flag
G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for larrup

larrup

verb

(tr) dialect to beat or flog

Derived Formslarruper, noun

Word Origin for larrup

C19: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for larrup

"to beat, thrash," 1823, of unknown origin, possibly related to Dutch larpen "to thrash." First mentioned as a Suffolk dialect word.