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threap

[threep] ,Scot. and North England
–noun
1. an argument; quarrel.
2. a hostile charge; accusation.
–verb (used with object)
3. to rebuke; scold.
–verb (used without object)
4. to argue; bicker.

Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME threpen, OE thrēapian to blame; (n.) ME threp(e), deriv. of the v.


threaper, noun
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