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Definition of Thorps
1. thorp [n] - See also: thorp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thorps
Literary usage of Thorps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court of the City of by Joseph S. Bosworth, New York (State). Superior Court (New York), New York (N.Y.). Superior Court (1862)
"He then immediately transferred the whole or the greater part of those shares to
the thorps as collateral security for his antecedent debt to them, ..."
2. The New York Annual Register by Edwin Williams (1836)
"Cherry Valley, Syracuse and Rochester, every evening, at 9 o'clock, (distance to
Rochester 211 miles) —office, thorps and Sprague's. ..."
3. The Antiquarian Magazine & Bibliographer by Edward Walford (1885)
"Had these "hopes" ever been "thorps," the evidence is in favour of their remaining "
thorps " as long as the English tongue is spoken. ..."
4. Journal of the House of Representatives of South Carolina. January 8, 1782 by Alexander Samuel Salley (1916)
"George Saxby thorps Barony Lt. Govr. Irvine Esta. of Dr. Crockatt Walter Mansell
Heirs of Hopkin Price John Ward (Taylor) James Carey Jonathan Scott Esta. ..."
5. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"The master proposed to inscribe over his tombstone,— Thomas thorps, His corpse.
The guardians at the next meeting of the board indignantly forbade such a ..."
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