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Frap   Listen
verb
Frap  v. t.  (past & past part. frapped; pres. part. frapping)  
1.
(Naut.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.
2.
To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.





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"Frap" Quotes from Famous Books



... FRAP, TO. To bind tightly together. To pass lines round a sail to keep it from blowing loose. To secure the falls of a tackle together by means of spun yarn, rope yarn, or any lashing wound round them. To snap the finger ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth


Words linked to "Frap" :   lash, fasten, tighten


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