rap full
adjective
(of a sail or sails) filled with wind; clean full.
adverb
with all sails full of wind.
Origin of rap full
1First recorded in 1865–70
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How to use rap full in a sentence
Rap-full, rap′-fool, adj. full of wind—of sails when close-hauled.
She was kept a rap-full until near the edge of the eddy, and then her helm was put nearly down, all at once.
Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore CooperKeep everything a-rap full and let her go through the water.
The Missing Merchantman | Harry CollingwoodAs every command was obeyed, the Sea Lion was soon running off free, her bowlines hanging loose, and all her canvass a rap full.
The Sea Lions | James Fenimore Cooper
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