·vt To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.
II. Frap ·vt To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to Tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.
A boat for shipping salt, used at Mayo, one of the Cape de Verde Islands. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
To bind tightly together. To pass lines round a sail to keep it from blowing loose. To secure the fa...