Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-TRIP'
A-TRA-MENT-A'RI-OUSA-TRO'CIOUS
A-TRIP', adv. [a and trip. See Trip.]
In nautical language, the anchor is atrip, when drawn out of the ground in a perpendicular direction. The topsails are atrip, when they are hoisted to the top of the mast, or as high as possible. – Mar. Dict.
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