Threap
noun
1.
an argument; quarrel.
2.
a hostile charge; accusation.
verb (used with object)
3.
to rebuke; scold.
verb (used without object)
4.
to argue; bicker.
verb (transitive) (Scot & Northern English, dialect)
1.
to scold
2.
to contradict
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