What does shrap mean?
Shrap means (obsolete) A place baited with chaff to entice birds..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A place baited with chaff to entice birds..
c. 1642, William Bedell, letter You fell, like another dove, by the most chaffy shrap that ever was set before the eyes of winged fowl.
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Shrap means (obsolete) A place baited with chaff to entice birds..
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c. 1642, William Bedell, letter You fell, like another dove, by the most chaffy shrap that ever was set before the eyes of winged fowl.
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