Threap (thrp), 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. [Obs.]
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. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Burns.