frap
(verb) take up the slack of; “frap a rope”
frap
(verb) make secure by lashing; “frap a sail”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
frapping
present participle of frap
frapping (plural frappings)
(nautical, usually plural) Rope lashed tightly over the rigging or other area.
Source: Wiktionary
Frap"ping, n. [From Frap.] (Naut.)
Definition: A lashing binding a thing tightly or binding things together.
Frap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Frapping.] Etym: [Cf. F. frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Cf. Affrap.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
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