FromMiddle Englishfrapen, fromOld Frenchfraper.
frap (third-person singular simple presentfraps,present participlefrapping,simple past and past participlefrapped)
- (nautical) Todraw together tightly; tosecure by manyturns of alashing.
1941,Boy Scout Tests and How to Pass Them, Boy Scouts Association, page20:Next take two turns not round the spars at all but in between them round the rope itself. These turns are called"frapping" turns and must be very tight too.
- (transitive) Tostrike orbeat.
1971,MotorBoating, volume128, number 5, page98:Mitch and Dick took me frogfrapping, too.[…] You just shine your light in the frog's eyes, creep up on him, andfrap him over the head with the stick!
Clipping.
frap (pluralfraps)
- (informal)Clipping offrappuccino.
2005,Information Week, numbers1020-1036:Well then, what's the hottest new product line over at ubiquitous coffee retailer Starbucks — diesel fuel? No, it's not petrochemical, but neither is it coffee — rather, it's music. In Starbucks stores, you can now burn CDs while slurping afrap,[…]
FromMiddle Englishfrapen.
frap
- stroke
