Defn: A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn. Knight.
RAP
Rap, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Rapping.] Etym:
[Akin to Sw. rappa to strike, rapp stroke, Dan. rap, perhaps of
imitative origin.]
Defn: To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.
RAP
Rap, v. t.
1. To strike with a quick blow; to knock on. With one great peal they rap the door. Prior.
2. (Founding)
Defn: To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
RAP
Rap, n.
Defn: A quick, smart blow; a knock.
RAP Rap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rapped, usually written Rapt; p. pr. & vb. n. Rapping.] Etym: [OE. rapen; akin to LG. & D. rapen to snatch, G. raffen, Sw. rappa; cf. Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry. The word has been confused with L. rapere to seize. Cf. Rape robbery, Rapture, Raff, v., Ramp, v.]