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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together. --Tottem. 2. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum. --Knoght. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frap v 1: make secure by lashing; "frap a sail" 2: take up the slack of "frap a rope"
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