thorp

or thorpe

[ thawrp ]

nounArchaic.
  1. a hamlet; village.

Origin of thorp

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Dorf,Old Norse thorp village, Gothic thaurp field

Words Nearby thorp

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How to use thorp in a sentence

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

    The Man From Glengarry | Ralph Connor

British Dictionary definitions for thorp

thorp

thorpe

/ (θɔːp) /


noun(in place names)
  1. a small village

Origin of thorp

1
Old English; related to Old Norse thorp village, Old High German dorf, Gothic thaurp

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