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threap
noun
1.
an argument; quarrel.
2.
a hostile charge; accusation.
verb (used with object)
3.
to rebuke; scold.
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verb (used without object)
4.
to argue; bicker.
Origin:
before 900; (v.) Middle English threpen, Old English thrēapian to blame; (noun) Middle English threp(e), derivative of the v.
before 900; (v.) Middle English threpen, Old English thrēapian to blame; (noun) Middle English threp(e), derivative of the v.
Related forms
threap·er, noun
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