† ˈgrapper Obs.
Also 5–6 graper.
[? f. OF. grape, grappe, hook, clamp.]
A grappling-hook.
| 1485 Naval Acc. Hen. VII (1896) 50 Grapers of Iren. 1495 Ibid. 193 Grappers of yron with cheynes to the same. 1523 Ld. Berners Froiss. I. l. 72 They had great hokes, and grapers of yron, to cast out of one shyppe into another. 1548–50 Thomas Ital. Dict., Rampicone, a graper or claspe of yron. 1625 J. Glanvill Voy. to Cadiz 61 We fastned grappers in her, and soe towed her a head. 1676 H. More Remarks 145 Without the help of vellicles, hooks, or grappers. |