Meaning of LARRUP
| Pronunciation: | | 'larup
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| | Definition: | | [v] give a spanking to; subject to a spanking |
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| | Synonyms: | | paddle, spank |
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| | See Also: | | beat, beat up, work over | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lar"rup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Larruped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Larruping}.] [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by
sailors in beating the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh,
larp a whip, blow.]
To beat or flog soundly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] --Forby.
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| | Related Terms: | | bang, baste, batter, beat, buffet, clobber, dress down, drub, dust, flagellate, flail, flap, flax, flog, give a dressing-down, hammer, hide, knock, lambaste, lash, lather, leather, lick, maul, mop up, overwhelm, paddle, paste, patter, pelt, pommel, pound, pulverize, pummel, rap, scourge, shellac, sledgehammer, spank, stripe, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, trim, wallop, welt, whale, whip |
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