atrip en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈtɹɪp/
Etymology
From a- + trip.
Meanings
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(archaic, not-comparable, of an anchor) Having just been tripped, i.e. just clear of the seabed.
The captain's anchor is pretty nigh atrip; I shouldn't wonder if he croaked afore morning.
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
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(not-comparable, obsolete, of sails, rare) Hoisted up taut and ready for trimming.
no sooner had they taken possession thereof, but they got their mainsail atrip
1726, Penhallow's Indian Wars:
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(not-comparable, obsolete, of yards) Having been tripped, i.e. hoisted up and ready to be swayed across.
The Sailors ship their Oars, and cease to row; Then hoist their Yards a-trip, and all their Sails Let fall, to court the Wind, and catch the Gales:
1700, [John] Dryden, “Ceyx and Alcone”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC: