shrap

English

Alternative forms

scrap
shrape

Etymology

Compare scrap and scrape.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æp

Noun

shrap (plural shraps)

(obsolete) A place baited with chaff to entice birds.
- c. 1642, William Bedell, letter
  You fell, like another dove, by the most chaffy shrap that ever was set before the eyes of winged fowl.

References

“shrap”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Harps, SHARP, Sharp, Spahr, harps, sharp

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