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larrup

American  
[lar-uhp] / ˈlær əp /

verb (used with object)

larruped, larruping

  1. to beat or thrash.

larrup British  
/ ˈlærəp /

verb

  1. dialect (tr) to beat or flog

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Other Word Forms

  • larruper noun

Etymology

Origin of larrup

1815–25; perhaps < Dutch larpen to thresh with flails

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