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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.

threap

/ θriːp /

verb

  1. to scold
  2. to contradict
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈthreaper, noun
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Other Words From

  • threaper noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of threap1

before 900; (v.) Middle English threpen, Old English thrēapian to blame; (noun) Middle English threp ( e ), derivative of the v.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of threap1

Old English thrēapian to blame; related to Old Frisian thrūwa, Old High German threwen, Old Norse threa

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