7 July 2016
larruping
[lar-uh-ping]
adverb, Chiefly Western U.S.
1. very; exceedingly:
That was a larruping good meal.
Origin of larruping
1900-1905, Americanism; larrup + -ing2
larrup
[lar-uh p]
Spell Syllables
verb (used with object), larruped, larruping.
1. to beat or thrash.
Origin
1815-25; perhaps < Dutch larpen to thresh with flails
Related forms
larruper, noun
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Examples from the Web for larruping
Historical Examples
Blame my buttons, if I don’t always hate to pronounce that larruping long name Blennerhassett!
A Dream of Empire
William Henry Venable
I gave him a glass of my choicest rum, when all he deserved was a larruping.
The Maid of Sker
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
They was a-making tracks along hereaway, sartain, sure; larruping them hosses to a keen jump, lickity-split.
The Master of Appleby
Francis Lynde
Anagram
lunar grip
rural ping
Today’s quote
No-one has the right to do wrong, not even if a wrong has been done to them.
– Victor Frankl
On this day
7 July 1941 – birth of Bill Oddie, English comedian, star of ‘The Goodies’.
7 July 1953 – After graduating from medical school in June 1953, Dr Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara sets out on a train trip from Argentina to Bolivia and the Andes. His family don’t see him for six years, when he emerged in Havana, fighting for Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution. Following the successful overthrow of the government, Che was given key government positions within the Castro regime, including as Minister of Industries to implement agrarian reform.
7 July 1985 – 17 year old Boris Becker becomes the youngest player to win Wimbledon.
7 July 2005 – Four suicide bombers detonate themselves on London’s transport system, killing 56 people and injuring 700.
7 July 2007 – The New 7 Wonders Foundation officially declares a new ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ list:
The Great Wall of China
Petra, Jordan (a city carved into rock)
Christ Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Machu Picchu, Peru
Chichén Itzá Pyramid, Mexico
Roman Colisseum, Italy
Taj Mahal, Indian
The Original Seven Wonders of the World were:
Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Statue of Zeus, Olympia, Greece
Mausoleum of Maussollos at Hallicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Lighthouse of Alexandria