frap verb.
[frap] Infl.
-pp-.
ME.[Old French fraper (mod. frapper).]1. verb trans. & intrans. (with
at,
on). Strike, beat.
obsolete exc.
dial. ME.2. verb trans. Nautical. Tie or bind together (esp. halyards) to increase tension or to prevent from blowing loose.
M16. ■ frapping verbal noun (a) the action of the verb;
(b) Nautical a rope for binding or lashing:
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