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† ˈrapshin Obs. rare. [f. rap v.1 + shin.] A kind of fetter contrived to strike against a horse's leg, and so prevent it from running away.
1677Dulwich College MSS. Ser. ii. 30 (28 July), 4 pins for the horses rapshins. 1683Kennet tr. Erasm. on Folly 54 The Penalty of his Jaws being curbed, his Tail dock'd, his Rapshin and Fetters when he runs a-Grass. |