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Webster 1913 Edition

Wapp

Wapp

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Noun.
[CF. Prov. E.
wap
to wrap up.]
(Naut.)
(a)
A fair-leader.
(b)
A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.

Webster 1828 Edition

Wapp

WAPP

,
Noun.
In a ship, the rope with which the shrouds are set taught in wale-knots.

Definition 2024

wapp

wapp

English

Noun

wapp ‎(plural wapps)

  1. (nautical) A fairleader.
  2. (nautical) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.

Etymology

English dialect wap to wrap up.

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