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threap

verb \ ˈthrēp \

Definition of threap

threaped; threaping; threaps
transitive verb
1 chiefly Scotland : scold, chide
2 chiefly Scotland : to maintain persistently

Origin and Etymology of threap

Middle English threpen, from Old English thrēapian

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