thorp

or thorpe

[ thawrp ]

nounArchaic.

a hamlet; village.

Origin of thorp

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

Words Nearby thorp

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How to use thorp in a sentence

Nothing Lasts Forever was written by Roderick thorp and published in 1979.
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thorp perceived it, without any 'lead' from me; so it is not merely my own fancy.
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Colonel thorp was entitled to the information that he and Mr. St. Clair alone possessed.
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She knows well enough that Colonel thorp is there, and she would shamelessly exult over his abject devotion.
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Thereupon Colonel thorp rose and begged leave to withdraw his name from the directorate of the company.
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It was some time before Colonel thorp found him in the bow of the boat, and immediately began to talk over their plans.
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British Dictionary definitions for thorp

thorp

thorpe

/ (θɔːp) /

noun(in place names)

a small village

Origin of thorp

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

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