Pronunciation: /ˈlarəp/
verb (larrups, larruping, larruped)
[with object] informal
thrash or whip (someone).
Origin:
early 19th century (originally dialect): perhaps related to lather or leather
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Walter whacked, wolloped and larruped the rustlers after he had chased them and the stolen cattle halfway across Laramie county. He didn't wait for the sherriff to deal with the thieves. Walter stopped short of murder, though. It wasn't horse theft, after all.