thorp

Or thorpe

[thawrp]

noun

Archaic.

1. a hamlet; village.

thorp

/ θɔːp /

noun

1. a small village

Word History and Origins

Origin of thorp¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Dorf, Old Norse thorp village, Gothic thaurp field

Word History and Origins

Origin of thorp¹

Old English; related to Old Norse thorp village, Old High German dorf, Gothic thaurp

Example Sentences

Tariffs this year have cut into profit for Nicole Craft Brands, which produces most of its arts-and-crafts products in China, according to George Thorp, senior vice president of global sourcing.

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Thorp said the business has been considering factories in Vietnam, Mexico, Pakistan, Indonesia and Turkey.

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“It just didn’t make sense to have all our production in one country,” said Thorp.

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Mr Fox had called for a boycott of Sainsbury's over the chain marking Black History Month and was called "a racist" by the pair, as well as by broadcaster Nicola Thorp, before he responded with the "paedophile" tweets.

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The judge dismissed Mr Fox's counter-claims against them and Ms Thorp's tweets accusing him of racism.

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