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Webster 1913 Edition


Frap

Frap

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Frapped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Frapping
.]
[Cf. F.
frapper
to strike, to seize ropes. Cf.
Affrap
.]
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.
Tottem.
2.
To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.
Knoght.

Webster 1828 Edition


Frap

FRAP

,
Verb.
T.
In seamen's language, to cross and draw together the several parts of a tackle to increase the tension.