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threep

threep is the alternative form of threap.

Meaning of threap

Noun

threap (plural threaps)

  1. (Scotland) An altercation, quarrel, argument.
  2. (Scotland) An accusation or serious charge.
    • And let us see what is to be done, and hear patiently all Assertions and Threaps; let this Rain fall to the Ground, and then fall thou to Exercise.1738, James Fraser, Memoirs of the Life of the Very Reverend Mr. James Fraser, page 181
  3. (Scotland) Stubborn insistence.
  4. (Scotland) A superstition or freet.
    • Then, (since my soul disowns the impious threap, That death is only an eternal sleep;) Then with an aching heart, I long to know, How we, my Henry, in the shades below, Shall bear the sceptre and the iron rod Of the grim Tyrant of the dark abode.1796, Thomas Muir, The Telegraph; a Consolatory Epistle

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Forms of threep

pluralthreeps

Questions about threep

What is threep the alternative form of?
Threep is the alternative form of threap.

Words near threep in the dictionary

  1. threemasted
  2. threenager
  3. threenagers
  4. threeness
  5. threenesses
  6. threep
  7. threepeat
  8. threepeated
  9. threepeater
  10. threepeaters
  11. threepeating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: threep (page history and authors); threap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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