Threep, S and C, to aver, or argue, insistingly.
“An’ fowk wad threep that she did green
For what wad gar her skirl
An’ skreich some day.”
Ramsay. Christ’s Kirk on the Green.
“Some threep ’at the times ’ill get better.”
Anderson. Carel Fair.
Throssle, C, the thrush.
“The throssle, when cauld winter’s geane,
Aye in our worchet welcomes spring.”