rap fulladj.int.n.

Brit.

/ˌrap ˈfʊl/, U.S.

/ˌræp ˈfʊl/

Forms: 1700s– rap full, 1700s– wrap full, 1800s– rapful.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of unknown origin, full adj.

Etymology: Apparently < a first element of unknown origin (perhaps compare rap v.¹ or forms from other Germanic languages cited at that entry) + full adj.; compare -ful suffix. With use as noun perhaps compare e.g. handful n.

Nautical.

A. adj. (and int.)

Of a sail: positioned so as to be filled by the wind; taut and full. Of a sailing ship, etc.: sailing with full sails. Also as int.: an order to sail in this manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [adjective] > with sails set > having filled sails

sail-swelled1600

rap full1729

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [adjective] > full of wind

fullc1440

full-moutheda1644

full-blown1646

inspireda1657

round1694

buntinga1703

rap full1729

1729 J. Collier Compendium Artis Nauticæ 2 Sometimes they Sail..as near the Wind as they can lie, with the Sails Rapfull.

1757 J. Byng Trial Honourable Admiral Byng i. 358 The Ramillies was rap full, from the Wind more than a Point, at the Time I observed.

1779 Proc. Court-martial on Trial Admiral Keppel 63/2 When you saw the English fleet engaging, did you keep your wind, or could you by leading with a very wrap full sail, have joined those ships sooner than you did?

1783 T. Forrest Treat. Monsoons E. India v. 38 When this happens, let him keep his sails rap full.

1829 W. N. Glascock Sailors & Saints I. 178 ‘Well!’ says Tom, who was never at a loss for ‘a yarn’,—‘will's the word, and you'll weather the worst; so off she goes—rapfull and she flies.’

1836 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 770b Now then,..rap-full, and about with her!

1846 Times 8 June 6/2 Ships of war running ‘off the wind’ or ‘rap-full’..will leave the best sea-going steamers behind.

1849 J. D. B. Stillman Jrnl. 12 Feb. in Overland Monthly (1873) Dec. 541/1 Our helm was put hard to port, and we went off until our sails were all ‘rap full’.

1892 Century May 20/1 (caption) A cutter ‘rap-full’ in a good breeze.

1906 Middletown (N.Y) Daily Times-Press 31 Mar. (Electronic text) There was just enough wind to fill every sail rap full.

1953 S. E. Morison By Land & Sea i. ii. 36 The Britisher will jog comfortably along, rap-full.

1994 T. Lenfestey Facts on File Dict. Naut. Terms 357/2 Rap full, all sails filled on a close reach, but not close hauled. ‘Our best speed will be attained when we are able to race with our sails rap full.’

B. n.

A state or position of sailing in which the sails of a craft are taut and full. Frequently in to give (a sail or vessel) a rap full and variants.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > condition of ship with sails filled

full sail1609

rap full1842

1842 J. F. Cooper Wing-and-Wing II. 154 When abreast of the breakers, everything must be a rap-full, to keep the ship under quick command.

1868 Overland Monthly Nov. 401/2 The light canvas was once more sheeted home and hoisted up to its utmost tension, while the frigate again fell off to a good ‘rap’ full.

1899 Harper's Weekly 28 Oct. 1098/3 She always needed a good rap full to attain her fastest pace.

c1910 G. S. Wasson Notebk. in Amer. Speech (1979) 54 95 Give her a rap full.

1931 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury & Weekly News 14 Aug. 4/5 Vanderbilt was giving the Weetamoe more of a rap full than Lambert was giving the Vanitie.

1937 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Aug. 21/2 Sopwith gave his yacht a rap full.

1992 I. Dear & P. Kemp A–Z Sailing Terms 133/1 Rap full, the point of sailing where a vessel keeps as close to the wind as she can without any shiver or lift in the lulls of her sails; in other words her sails are full without a wrinkle in them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rap full
释义	rap fulladj.int.n. Brit. /ˌrap ˈfʊl/, U.S. /ˌræp ˈfʊl/ Forms: 1700s– rap full, 1700s– wrap full, 1800s– rapful. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of unknown origin, full adj. Etymology: Apparently < a first element of unknown origin (perhaps compare rap v.¹ or forms from other Germanic languages cited at that entry) + full adj.; compare -ful suffix. With use as noun perhaps compare e.g. handful n. Nautical. A. adj. (and int.) Of a sail: positioned so as to be filled by the wind; taut and full. Of a sailing ship, etc.: sailing with full sails. Also as int.: an order to sail in this manner. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [adjective] > with sails set > having filled sails sail-swelled1600 rap full1729 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [adjective] > full of wind fullc1440 full-moutheda1644 full-blown1646 inspireda1657 round1694 buntinga1703 rap full1729 1729 J. Collier Compendium Artis Nauticæ 2 Sometimes they Sail..as near the Wind as they can lie, with the Sails Rapfull. 1757 J. Byng Trial Honourable Admiral Byng i. 358 The Ramillies was rap full, from the Wind more than a Point, at the Time I observed. 1779 Proc. Court-martial on Trial Admiral Keppel 63/2 When you saw the English fleet engaging, did you keep your wind, or could you by leading with a very wrap full sail, have joined those ships sooner than you did? 1783 T. Forrest Treat. Monsoons E. India v. 38 When this happens, let him keep his sails rap full. 1829 W. N. Glascock Sailors & Saints I. 178 ‘Well!’ says Tom, who was never at a loss for ‘a yarn’,—‘will's the word, and you'll weather the worst; so off she goes—rapfull and she flies.’ 1836 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 770b Now then,..rap-full, and about with her! 1846 Times 8 June 6/2 Ships of war running ‘off the wind’ or ‘rap-full’..will leave the best sea-going steamers behind. 1849 J. D. B. Stillman Jrnl. 12 Feb. in Overland Monthly (1873) Dec. 541/1 Our helm was put hard to port, and we went off until our sails were all ‘rap full’. 1892 Century May 20/1 (caption) A cutter ‘rap-full’ in a good breeze. 1906 Middletown (N.Y) Daily Times-Press 31 Mar. (Electronic text) There was just enough wind to fill every sail rap full. 1953 S. E. Morison By Land & Sea i. ii. 36 The Britisher will jog comfortably along, rap-full. 1994 T. Lenfestey Facts on File Dict. Naut. Terms 357/2 Rap full, all sails filled on a close reach, but not close hauled. ‘Our best speed will be attained when we are able to race with our sails rap full.’ B. n. A state or position of sailing in which the sails of a craft are taut and full. Frequently in to give (a sail or vessel) a rap full and variants. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > condition of ship with sails filled full sail1609 rap full1842 1842 J. F. Cooper Wing-and-Wing II. 154 When abreast of the breakers, everything must be a rap-full, to keep the ship under quick command. 1868 Overland Monthly Nov. 401/2 The light canvas was once more sheeted home and hoisted up to its utmost tension, while the frigate again fell off to a good ‘rap’ full. 1899 Harper's Weekly 28 Oct. 1098/3 She always needed a good rap full to attain her fastest pace. c1910 G. S. Wasson Notebk. in Amer. Speech (1979) 54 95 Give her a rap full. 1931 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury & Weekly News 14 Aug. 4/5 Vanderbilt was giving the Weetamoe more of a rap full than Lambert was giving the Vanitie. 1937 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Aug. 21/2 Sopwith gave his yacht a rap full. 1992 I. Dear & P. Kemp A–Z Sailing Terms 133/1 Rap full, the point of sailing where a vessel keeps as close to the wind as she can without any shiver or lift in the lulls of her sails; in other words her sails are full without a wrinkle in them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.int.n.1729
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