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frap

Pronunciation: /frap/
Definition of frap

verb (fraps, frapping, frapped)

[with object] Nautical
  • bind (something) tightly: an attempt to frap the ship by passing cables under the hull

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'strike, beat', now only dialect): from Old French fraper 'to bind, strike', of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 16th century

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