Hypertext Webster Gateway: "larrup"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Larrup \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. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] --Forby.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

larrup
v : give a spanking to; subject to a spanking [syn: {spank}, {paddle}]


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