thorp

(t̸hôrp)

or thorpe

noun

a village; hamlet: now mainly in place names

Origin: ME < OE, akin to Ger dorf, village < IE base *treb-, beamed structure, dwelling > MIr treb, house

See thorp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Archaic
A hamlet.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English; see treb- in Indo-European roots

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