'Threaped' definitions:

Definition of 'Threaped'

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  • Threap \Threap\ (thr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaped; p. pr. & vb. n. Threaping.] [AS. [thorn]re['a]pian to reprove.] [Written also threpe, and threip.]
  • 1. To call; to name. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction; also, to contend or argue against (another) with obstinacy; to chide; as, he threaped me down that it was so. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To beat, or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To cozen, or cheat. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

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