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threap
▪ I. threap, n. Now Sc. and north. dial. (θriːp) Forms: 3–4 þrep, 4–5 þrepe, threp, 4–6 threpe, 6 threip, threype, 7 threape, 8–9 threep, 8– threap. [f. threap v.] 1. The action of threaping; contradiction, contention, argument, discussion; controversy, dispute; strife, quarrel, contest.a 1300 Curso...
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Threapwood
This status was reflected in its name, with threap being a common Old English place name element referring to disputed boundary areas.
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threist
threies, threin, threip, threist see thrice, thrin, threap, thirst.
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Skirden Beck
Tributaries
Holden Beck
Holden Beck rises at Dugdales where Threap Green Brook (falling south from Ling Hill picks up another stream near Greenwoods)
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List of tributaries of the River Ribble
Skinners Sike
Sliping Brook
Hell Syke
Hill Brook
Skirden Beck
Holden Beck
Mear Gill
Fell Brook
Bay Gate Brook
Far Fields Brook
Black Brook
Holden Beck
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threapen
ˈthreapen, v. Obs. exc. dial. [app. f. threap v. + -en5; but, in sense 1, perh. for threaten.] † 1. To threaten (trans. and intr.). Obs.1340 Ayenb. 84 Naȝt ne habbeþ more of myȝte aye uirtues kueade mysfalles and zorȝes ne al þet fortune may þreapny and do: more þanne þer byeþ dropen of rayn ine þe ...
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Lands of Threepwood
History of the lands of Threepwood
The name 'Threepwood', 'Thriepwood' or 'Threppe-wood' may derive from the Scots term 'Threap-wood' meaning a piece of
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River Irvine
Threap syke rises below Muir Hill and flows into the Glen water and then into the Irvine at Darvel.
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thrawn
thrawn, ppl. a. Sc. (θrɔːn, θrɑn) Also 6–9 thrawin, (6 throwin). [Sc. and north. dial. form of thrown; used in senses in which thrown is not now used in English. Cf. thraw v.] 1. Twisted, crooked, bent from the straight; mis-shapen, drawn awry, distorted.1513 Douglas æneis ii. ii. (i.) 70 In jonyngi...
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Scots language
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Scots Threap
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debatable
debatable, a. (dɪˈbeɪtəb(ə)l) Also 7–9 debateable. [a. OF. debatable (Cotgr.), debattable, f. debat(t)-re + -able: med. (Anglo-)L. debatabilis.] 1. Admitting of debate or controversy; subject to dispute; questionable.1581 Mulcaster Positions iii. (1887) 11 The difference of opinion is no proufe at a...
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