threap
threap definition
threap (t̸hrēp)
transitive verb
- to scold; chide
- to maintain or assert obstinately
Etymology: ME threpen < OE threapian, to rebuke
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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