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larrup definition

lar·rup (lar′əp)

transitive verb

Informal, Dialectal to whip; flog; beat

Etymology: East Anglian dial., prob., with intrusive vowel, for *lerp, *larp < or akin to Du larpen, to thrash

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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