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thorp definition

thorp or thorpe (t̸hôrp)

noun

a village; hamlet: now mainly in place names

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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