thorp

American  

[thawrp] / θɔrp /

Or thorpe

noun

Archaic.

1. a hamlet; village.

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thorp British  

/ θɔːp /

noun

1. a small village

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Etymology

Origin of thorp

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

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

"That is inequitable and unjust and not compatible with the National Health Service," says Dr Nicky Thorp, a practising cancer doctor and vice president for clinical oncology at the RCR.

From BBC