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threap, v. t. [AS. to reprove.].
- To call; to name. [1913 Webster]
- 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. Burns. [1913 Webster]
- To beat, or thrash. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
- To cozen, or cheat. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
threap, v. i.
To contend obstinately; to be pertinacious. [1913 Webster]
"It's not for a man with a woman to threap."
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threap, n.
An obstinate decision or determination; a pertinacious affirmation. [1913 Webster]
"He was taken a threap that he would have it finished before the year was done."
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