Threap (thrēp), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Threaped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Threaping.] [AS. þreápian to reprove.] [Written also threpe, and threip.] 1. To call; to name.
2. To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction; also, to contend or argue against (another) with obstinacy; to chide; as, he threaped me down that it was so. Burns.
3. To beat, or thrash. Halliwell.
4. To cozen, or cheat. Halliwell.