larrup
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Defensive lockdown is in vogue, yet there were some good old‑fashioned belters nevertheless: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's scissor flick against France, Marco Reus's larrup versus Greece, and Andy Carroll's paean to creative ultraviolence against Sweden.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2012
He'd larrup a spell, an' then he'd set back; an' then he'd lean over an' try it agin, harder'n ever.
From David Harum A Story of American Life by Westcott, Edward Noyes
Not so: unless you’re fond of strife,You’d better mind your own affairs,I have an able-bodied wifeAwaiting me at Wapping Stairs;If all this here to her I tell,She’ll larrup you and me as well.
From The Bab Ballads by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir
"There, Lynne Maximilian Catt!" she exclaimed in a voice tense with passion, "you will never use that pair to larrup me with again."
From Tabitha at Ivy Hall by Russell, Alfred
And there you could hear thim inside buzzing about like my mother’s bees in the sthraw hive, when ye give it a larrup on the top wid a shtick.”
From Commodore Junk by Fenn, George Manville
In the next over, Josh Tongue was larruped over cow corner for six.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Bracewell and Southee were each larruped over mid-wicket for six.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2023
Chesney Hughes made 70, had Compton stumped for 72, then larruped another 49.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2010
Armstrong and Sarron larruped each other fiercely, if without notable boxing skill, for five rounds.
From Time Magazine Archive
The big Belfast mate larruped down the short companionway.
From The Wind Bloweth by Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald
The music is soft, even in its occasional larruping climaxes, and modern in its distilled dissonances, and it always keeps the original tune in mind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the late, larruping Publisher Frederick G. Bonfils, the only editorial voice in the Denver Post was a column called "That's That."
From Time Magazine Archive
Ed's twin, who was small and puny next to his larruping brother, died in his first year.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is already three past the late larruping Lou Gehrig, and Jimmy Foxx's 531 is within reach.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jessup's delivery boy, driving back from his last trip, was larruping his horse and careful Ellen Nuby was taking in her clotheslines.
From Green Valley by Reynolds, Katharine
