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Quotation dates: 1375, 1460-1573
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Trap(p)it, p.p. and ppl. adj. Also: trappyt, traippit. [ME and e.m.E. trappyd (14th c.), trapped (c1420), trapt (1602).] Of horses, etc.: Covered with armour or trappings for protection or decoration, caparisoned.p.p. 1375 Barb. xiv 289.
The Scottis-men all on fute war … And thai on stedys trappyt [C. trappit] weile Sum helyt all in irne and stele 1460 Hay Alex. 783.
Thre hundeth hors trappit with harnessing, With armour sic as ganit for batteling 1460 Hay Alex. 1343.
Thair hors sa richelie trappit war With orphevris, marcus, and mynevar [etc.] a1500 Golagros and Gawane 890.
Sterand stedis, trappit to the heill 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 419.
Cursouris twelf, trappit in grene veluote c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 128/64.
Cursouris that in silk beine trappit(b) 1460 Hay Alex. 7418.
Palfrais … Sadillit and traippit all with gold and silkppl. adj. 1375 Barb. xviii 18 (C).
He had thar with him … Of trappit hors tuenty thousand 1460 Hay Alex. 1287.
The armit knychtis … With trapit hors and bellis in thair talis [etc.] 1554 Duncan Laideus Test. 167.
The Abbot … With trappit mwles in the court to ryde 1570 Leslie 71.
Weill trappit horsis 1573 Sempill in Sat. P. xxxix 59.
To Glasgow past with mony trapit steid
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