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Uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
larrup
Today it means: To beat or thrash. Full definition →
Today it means: To beat or thrash. Full definition →
Uncertain. Many dictionaries suggest a connection with Dutch larpen (“to thresh with flails”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.