threip

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Threap \Threap\ (thr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threaped}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Threaping}.] [AS. [thorn]re['a]pian to
   reprove.] [Written also {threpe}, and {threip}.]
   1. To call; to name. [Obs.]
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   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.] --Burns.
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   3. To beat, or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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   4. To cozen, or cheat. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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