AFFRAP

Etymology

Verb

affrap

(obsolete, rare) To strike; to strike down.

Source: Wiktionary


Af*frap", v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. It. affrappare, frappare, to cut, mince, F. frapper to strike. See Frap.]

Definition: To strike, or strike down. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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