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rap full

American  

adjective

  1. (of a sail or sails) filled with wind; clean full.


adverb

  1. with all sails full of wind.

Etymology

Origin of rap full

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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He once worked at a renovation company but ditched it to pursue rap full time.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

He eventually quit school to promote rap full time.

From Time Magazine Archive

As every command was obeyed, the Sea Lion was soon running off free, her bowlines hanging loose, and all her canvass a rap full.

From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by Cooper, James Fenimore

As she was kept a rap full, or a little off, indeed, to prevent the lugger from slipping past, she might have gone from five to six knots.

From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by Cooper, James Fenimore

The creek was high, a muddy torrent, and he set the water gate of his intake so that the ditch should run rap full, but no spill, and thus cause washouts along its banks.

From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)