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rap full

American  

adjective

  1. (of a sail or sails) filled with wind; clean full.


adverb

  1. with all sails full of wind.

Etymology

Origin of rap full

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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He once worked at a renovation company but ditched it to pursue rap full time.

From Seattle Times May 2, 2024

He eventually quit school to promote rap full time.

From Time Magazine Archive

As she was kept a rap full, or a little off, indeed, to prevent the lugger from slipping past, she might have gone from five to six knots.

From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by James Fenimore Cooper

Our young mate placed Tier in the bows, to point out the deepest water, and kept his sail a rap full, in order to get ahead as fast as possible.

From Jack Tier by James Fenimore Cooper

On the other hand, Daggett kept a rap full, and stood on.

From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by James Fenimore Cooper

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