ATRIP', adverb [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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.