larrup

[ lar-uhp ]

verb (used with object)

, lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing.

1. to beat or thrash.

larrup

/ ˈlærəp /

verb

1. dialect.
   tr to beat or flog

Derived Forms

• ˈlarruper, noun

Other Words From

• larrup·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of larrup¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of larrup¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

If you had'nt been punished a bit already, wouldn't I larrup you neither?

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He'd larrup a spell, an' then he'd set back; an' then he'd lean over an' try it agin, harder'n ever.

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Be all th' saints in glory I'll larrup th' head off iv yez—or I w'u'd if I wasn't afraid ye'd buck me onto the roof.

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She worked me to death and wouldn't give me half enough to eat, and she used to larrup me 'most every day.

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Well, she give him a larrup over the face with her whip that cut the hide!

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Related Words

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• assail
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