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| 2 results for frapping | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Frapping \Frap"ping\, n. [From {Frap}.] (Naut.) A lashing binding a thing tightly or binding things together. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Frap \Frap\, v. 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. | |
