THORP

Meaning

A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English thorp, throp, from Old English þorp, þrop (“farm, village”), from Proto-West Germanic *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, *þrepą (“village, farmstead, troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *trab-, *treb- (“dwelling, room”). Doublet of dorf and dorp, and possibly also of troop and troupe.

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

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