- threaper
- \\-pər\ noun
(-s)
chiefly Scotland : one that asserts or argues pertinaciously
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
threaper
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threaper — threap·er … English syllables
threap — threaper, n. /threep/, Scot. and North Eng. n. 1. an argument; quarrel. 2. a hostile charge; accusation. v.t. 3. to rebuke; scold. v.i. 4. to argue; bicker. [bef. 900; (v.) ME threpen, OE threapian to blame; (n.) ME threp(e), deriv. of the v.] *… … Universalium
