shrap

English

Alternative forms

• scrap
• shrape

Etymology

Compare scrap and scrape.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æp

Noun

shrap (plural shraps)

1. (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