threap
[ threep ]
noun
an argument; quarrel.
a hostile charge; accusation.
verb (used with object)
to rebuke; scold.
verb (used without object)
to argue; bicker.
Origin of threap
1before 900; (v.) Middle English threpen,Old English thrēapian to blame; (noun) Middle English threp(e), derivative of the v.
Other words from threap
- threaper, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for threap
threap
threep
/ (θriːp) /
verb(tr) Scot and Northern English dialect
to scold
to contradict
Origin of threap
1Old English thrēapian to blame; related to Old Frisian thrūwa, Old High German threwen, Old Norse threa
Derived forms of threap
- threaper or threeper, noun
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