Crossword clues for larrup
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Larrup \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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to beat, thrash," 1823, of unknown origin, possibly related to Dutch larpen "to thrash." First mentioned as a Suffolk dialect word.
Wiktionary
n. backchat or rudeness vb. to beat or thrash
WordNet
Usage examples of "larrup".
Instead of leaping into the saddle--such as it was--and larruping away in a lather, Longarm idled about on the streets a bit before he made up his mind what to do.
All he knew was that it was larruping good, and once he got started on it, the only time he stopped was to butter a chunk of bread or to take a sip of coffee.
After a while the tree ceased its insane larruping, stood like a dreaming giant liable to go into another frenzy at any moment.
With that he hopped into his go-cart and pulled for town, larruping the poor horse sinful.
The Antonov would come larruping across the skies of eastern Iowa, triggering tornado sirens and spraying the corn with a fine mist of oily soot, kick out its giant landing gear--multiple long rows of fat black tires--and slam down on that big runway to pick up its load.
The Sociopatrolmen may have thought themselves elite thugs, but, as they discovered, there was a monstrous difference between larruping unarmed workers or crudely armed resistance fighters and facing skilled, combat-experienced guardsmen.
The first few larrups always tells me somethin' about the person, the others bring other visions.