threap

[ threep ]

noun
  1. an argument; quarrel.

  2. a hostile charge; accusation.

verb (used with object)
  1. to rebuke; scold.

verb (used without object)
  1. to argue; bicker.

Origin of threap

1
before 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
  1. to scold

  2. to contradict

Origin of threap

1
Old 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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