THORP, THORPE
\θˈɔːp], \θˈɔːp], \θ_ˈɔː_p]\
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An English termination denoting a group of houses standing together in the country: a hamlet: a village-used chiefly in place-names, and names of persons derived from places; as, Althorp, Copmansthorpe. Thorpe as a termination of place-names is very common in Lincolnshire.
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