threaping

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threaping - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
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     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.
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     3. To beat, or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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     4. To cozen, or cheat. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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