Af-frăp', v. t. or v. i.

v. t. or v. i. [Fr. frapper, Pr. frapar, to strike, hit; It. affrappare, frappare, to cut, mince; Prov. Eng. to frape, to scold; Icel. hrappa, to scold. Cf. Eng. FLAP, v.] To strike, or strike down. [Obs.] “To affrap the warlike rider.” “Both ready to affrap.” Spenser.