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shrap

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noun shraps · scrap · shrape

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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@misc{shrap_2026,
  title = {shrap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shrap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}