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   Larrup \Lar"rup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Larruped}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Larruping}.] [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by
      sailors in beating the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh,
      larp a whip, blow.]
      To beat or flog soundly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] --Forby.

English Dictionary: Leiharbeiterin by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Larvate \Lar"vate\, a. [L. larva mask.]
      Masked; hence, concealed; obscure; -- applied in medicine to
      doubtful cases of some diseases; as, larvate pneumonis;
      larvate epilepsy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Larvated \Lar"va*ted\, a. [L. larvatus bewitched. See {Larva}.]
      Masked; clothed as with a mask.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lyre \Lyre\, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. [?]. Cf.
      {Lyra}.]
      1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much
            used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
  
      Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the
               tutelary god of music and poetry. It gave name to the
               species of verse called lyric, to which it originally
               furnished an accompaniment
  
      2. (Astron.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See {Lyra}.
  
      {Lyre bat} (Zo[94]l.), a small bat ({Megaderma lyra}),
            inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the
            enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and
            ears.
  
      {Lyre turtle} (Zo[94]l.), the leatherback.
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