frape
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of frape
see frap
Example Sentences
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Late that evening, when the household supposed him to be in bed, the boy crept down through the moonlit garden to the dinghy which Billy had left on its frape under the cliff.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He jumped down from the table and led the way downstairs, and through some very rickety back premises to the quay door, where his boat lay moored to a frape.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
They found the gig moored there on a frape, dragged her to shore, and tumbled in.
From News from the Duchy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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 Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Having, with some difficulty, found the frape, I made the boat fast.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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