frape
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of frape
see frap
Example Sentences
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They found the gig moored there on a frape, dragged her to shore, and tumbled in.
From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Through this ring, no man forbidding him, Mr. Hosken had run a frape, on which he kept his blue boat, now leased to Nicky for a nominal rent of sixpence a week.
From Shining Ferry by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
You can tie up the boat to the frape on your return; to-morrow will do for the keys; at your service any time after nine a.m.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Having, with some difficulty, found the frape, I made the boat fast.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
On the frape at the alley's end his ferryboat lay moored as he had left it.
From Shining Ferry by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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