atrip

/əˈtɹɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

Having just been tripped, i.e. just clear of the seabed.

Archaic

adj

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete

"The captain's anchor is pretty nigh atrip; I shouldn't wonder if he croaked afore morning."
"no sooner had they taken possession thereof, but they got their mainsail atrip"
"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:"

From a- + trip.

aweigh

aweigh

Questions

How do you pronounce atrip?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɹɪp/.

What does atrip mean?

Having just been tripped, i.e. just clear of the seabed.

Where does atrip come from?

From a- + trip.

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