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larruping

[ lar-uh-ping ]
/ ˈlær ə pɪŋ /
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adverb Chiefly Western U.S.

very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. larrey's amputation,
  2. larrigan,
  3. larrikin,
  4. larrocha,
  5. larrup,
  6. larry,
  7. larry car,
  8. lars,
  9. larsa,
  10. larsen ice shelf

Origin of larruping

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; larrup + -ing2

larrup

[ lar-uh p ]
/ ˈlær əp /

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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Examples from the Web for larruping

  • They was a-making tracks along hereaway, sartain, sure; larruping them hosses to a keen jump, lickity-split.

    The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde

  • I gave him a glass of my choicest rum, when all he deserved was a larruping.

    The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

  • Blame my buttons, if I don't always hate to pronounce that larruping long name Blennerhassett!

    A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable

  • His wits have never come right, and a deal, a deal of larruping it will take to make 'em grow.

    A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould
British Dictionary definitions for larruping

larrup

/ (ˈlærəp) /

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 larruping

larrup

v.

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

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