frape v, n also frapse* [phonetics unavailable] . Cp OED frap v 2 naut 'to bind tightly'; EDD ~ v¹ 1 So, D Co for sense 1.
   1 To draw or haul (a rope, etc).
   1937 DEVINE 22 ~ To drag the sea bottom with a hook, jigger or grapnel. P 94-57 ~ To draw the line over the gunwale of a boat.
   2 To fasten (a line) carelessly; to dress in an untidy fashion.
   P 203-56 Frapse. To bind or tie in a careless or haphazard way. P 210-69 When she sees anybody who is dressed untidily, she says that their clothes is fraped around 'em. C 71-111 When we were small, if she didn't like the way we were dressed, she would say, 'How have they got that fraped around them?'
   3 Phr be in a frapse: to be carelessly attired (P 207-67).

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