THORP, [Latin tribus.] The primary sense is probably a house, a habitation, from fixedness; hence a hamlet, a village, a tribe; as in rude ages the dwelling of the head of a family was soon surrounded by the houses of his children and descendants. In our language, it occurs now only in names of places and persons.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.