threep

θriːp

threepped

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Definition of threep - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

Dated

small coin worth three pence

Dated

He found a threep under the old sofa.

coin

threepence

Verb

intr.

debate

Dated

argue persistently about something

Dated

They would threep about the smallest details.

bicker

quibble

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Origin of threep

Middle English, threap (to argue)

Examples of threep in a sentence

The collector valued the rare threep highly.
She would threep with her brother over trivial matters.
The committee continued to threep despite the late hour.

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French:pièce de trois pence, se disputer, ...
German:Dreipfennig, streiten, ...
Italian:moneta da tre pence, discutere, ...
Spanish:trespenique, discutir, ...
Portuguese:moeda de três pence, discutir, ...
Chinese:三便士硬币, 争论, ...
Japanese:スリーペンス, 言い争う, ...
Arabic:ثري بنس, جادَلَ بِإِصْرار, ...
Hebrew:מַטְבֵּעַ שֶׁל שְׁלוֹשָׁה פֶּנִי, לְהִתְוַכֵּחַ, ...
Russian:трип, спорить, ...
Ukrainian:трипенсовик, сперечатися, ...
Hindi:थ्रीप, बहस करना, ...
Bengali:থ্রিপ, তর্ক করা, ...
Catalan:moneda de tres pence, discutir, ...
Czech:třípence, přít se, ...
Danish:trepence, skændes, ...
Dutch:driepenning, kibbelen, ...
Greek:τρίπενι, λογομαχώ, ...
Hungarian:hárompennys, vitatkozni, ...
Khmer:កាក់អង់គ្លេសមានតម្លៃបីផេនី, ជជែកតវ៉ាមិនឈប់, ...
Korean:쓰리프, 끊임없이 논쟁하다, ...
Persian:سه‌پنی, بحث می‌کردند, ...
Polish:trzypensówka, kłócić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):moeda de três pence, discutir, ...
Romanian:trei pence, a se certa, ...
Swedish:trepence, tjata, ...
Thai:เหรียญสามเพนนี, โต้แย้ง, ...
Turkish:üç peni, tartışmak, ...
Vietnamese:đồng ba xu, tranh cãi, ...

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