Threap v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaped p. pr. & vb. n. Threaping.] [Written also threpe, and threip.]
1. To call; to name. [Obs.]
2. 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. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
3. To beat, or thrash. [Prov. Eng.]
4. To cozen, or cheat. [Prov. Eng.]
Threpe v. t. To call; to term. [Obs.] “Luna silver we threpe.”
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