Word of the week: Larrup

Another good old fashioned Lancashire word. To Larrup means to beat or thrash. As a kid the last thing you wanted was someone to offer you a ‘good larrupin’.
by David Fernley · August 19, 2022
Another good old fashioned Lancashire word. To Larrup means to beat or thrash. As a kid the last thing you wanted was someone to offer you a ‘good larrupin’.
…with words and pictures. I’m a writer and photographer living in North Yorkshire, England. I write about family and community history, the world around me and how literature and the arts bring the story of the past to life.
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