Definition of Larup
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to beat or thrash
*1922: ZOE-FANNY: I let him larrup it into me for the fun of it. — James Joyce, Ulysses
*1938: ‘A kid like that oughtn't to be mixed up with things,' Ida said. ‘If he was mine I'd just larrup it out of him.' — Graham Greene, Brighton Rock
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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