An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To RAP, v. n. To fall in quick succession.
Ross.

Su. G. rap-a, praeceps ruo, procido.

RAP, s.
1. A cheat, an impostor, S.
2. A counterfeit coin; a mere rap, S.

Su. G. rapp-a, vi ad se protrahere.

RAP, s. In a rap, immediately, S.
Ross.

Su. G. rapp, Belg. rap, quick.

To Rap aff a thing, to do it expeditiously, Loth.

To Rap forth, or out, v. a. To throw out forcibly.
Douglas.

Rape, adv. Hastily.
Montgomerie.

RAPEGYRNE, s. The name anciently given to the little figure made of the last handful of grain cut on the harvest field, now called the Maiden.
Fordun.