- affrap
- affrap /a-frapˈ/ (Spenser)transitive verb and intransitive verbTo strikeORIGIN: Ital affrappare, from pfx af- (L ad to), and frappare to strike; or directly from ↑frap
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Affrap — Af*frap , v. t. & i. [Cf. It. affrappare, frappare, to cut, mince, F. frapper to strike. See {Frap}.] To strike, or strike down. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Frapped — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Frapping — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
