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thorp

or thorpe

[ thawrp ]

noun

, Archaic.
  1. a hamlet; village.


thorp

/ θɔːp /

noun

  1. a small village


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thorp1

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Dorf, Old Norse thorp village, Gothic thaurp field

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thorp1

Old English; related to Old Norse thorp village, Old High German dorf, Gothic thaurp

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Example Sentences

Nothing Lasts Forever was written by Roderick Thorp and published in 1979.

Thorp perceived it, without any 'lead' from me; so it is not merely my own fancy.

Colonel Thorp was entitled to the information that he and Mr. St. Clair alone possessed.

She knows well enough that Colonel Thorp is there, and she would shamelessly exult over his abject devotion.

Thereupon Colonel Thorp rose and begged leave to withdraw his name from the directorate of the company.

It was some time before Colonel Thorp found him in the bow of the boat, and immediately began to talk over their plans.

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