frap Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make secure by lashing
    • frap a sail
  2. verb take up the slack of
    • frap a rope

WordNet

Frap transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Cf. Affrap.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Frapped ; present participle & verbal noun Frapping
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913