Torp
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In Scandinavian languages torp means a small dwelling, such as a cottage, with a small leased farm area cultivated by its inhabitants, similar to a croft. Today, most of those still existing in Scandinavia serve as summer homes for city dwellers. "Torp" is sometimes used to describe a head protuberance. In such usage, "torp" is short for "torpedo".
The word is cognate to Anglo Saxon Thorp or Thorpe and also exists as surname or a place name.
[edit] See also
- Oscar Torp, a former Prime Minister of Norway
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp, a regional international airport in Norway serving south-eastern Norway and Oslo
- Torp Court District, an administrative region of Sweden
- Torp, a district in Gothenburg, Sweden
- List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames
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