These are the meanings of the letters AFFRAP when you unscramble them.
- Afar (adv.)
At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.
- Frap (v. t.)
To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.
- Frap (v. t.)
To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.
- Para (n.)
A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
- Raff (n.)
A low fellow; a churl.
- Raff (n.)
A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
- Raff (n.)
The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.
- Raff (v. t.)
To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.