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thorp

or thorpe

[ thawrp ]

noun

Archaic.
  1. a hamlet; village.


thorp

/ θɔː /

noun

  1. a small village
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of thorp1

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Dorf, Old Norse thorp village, Gothic thaurp field
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of thorp1

Old English; related to Old Norse thorp village, Old High German dorf, Gothic thaurp
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Example Sentences

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Thorp didn’t come to this conclusion casually.

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The government said it had worked with broadcaster and activist Nicola Thorp, whose stalker is serving a 30-month jail sentence, in developing the new protections.

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Ms Thorp had been unable to find out the identity of her stalker until he appeared in court.

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He has also been highly critical of the COVID-19 views of Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp.

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Created by Sarah Thorp, the series, which runs 10 episodes, wisely doles them out in portions of half an hour or less — but five or so hours is still a lot of time to maintain the tension in a psychological thriller, and “Before” doesn’t really manage it.

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