Dictionary entry

Larrup

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lar″rup (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Larruped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Larruping.] [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by sailors in beating the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh, larp a whip, blow.] To beat or flog soundly. Forby.