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rap(6) (iou)



rap verb2 trans. [rap] Now rare. Infl. -pp-. E16.
[In sense 1 perh. rel. to Middle Low German rappen seize, snatch; in sense 2 app. back-form. from RAPT adjective.]
Seize, snatch, steal. E16-M18.
Carry off; remove; fig. enrapture. Cf. RAPE verb 2. L16.