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Webster 1913 Edition
Atrip
A-trip′
,adv.
[Pref.
a-
+ trip
.] (Naut.)
(a)
Just hove clear of the ground; – said of the anchor.
(b)
Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; – said of sails.
(c)
Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; – said of yards.
Webster 1828 Edition
Atrip
ATRIP'
,adv.
In nautical language, the anchor is atrip, when drawn out of the ground in a perpendicular direction. The topsails are atrip, when they are hoisted to the top of the mast, or as high as possible.