Frăp, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FRAPPED (frăpt); p. pr. & vb. n. FRAPPING.] [Fr. frapper, to strike, to seize ropes, Pr. frapar, Prov. Eng. to frape, to scold, from Icel. hrappa, to scold. Cf. AFFRAP.] (Naut.) To draw together, with a view to secure and strengthen, often by a rope going around; to undergird; as, to frap a tackle, sail, or vessel. Totten.