verb
- to bind or wrap tightly with rope or cord
Usage: nautical; archaic
noun
- a rope or cord used to bind or secure something tightly
Usage: nautical; archaic
Examples
- The sailors frapped the cargo to the deck to keep it from shifting during the storm.
- They used fraps to secure the loose rigging on the mast.
- The old nautical manual described how to frap a bundle of supplies for transport.
- Heavy fraps held the barrels in place on the ship's hold.