'Frap' definitions:
Definition of 'frap'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"
verb
Take up the slack of; "frap a rope"
Definition of 'Frap'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum. --Knoght. [1913 Webster]