Talk:rap

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I think that there are at least two noun senses of this word in English not covered here. One is something like a synonym for "message" as it is used here. The other, I think, a verse in a hip hop song - a song might consist of multiple performers, exchanging raps, for example. TUF-KAT 18:45, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not music?[edit]

Rap is not music but spoken word. Lysdexia (talk) 08:52, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It is generally regarded as music and has e.g. rhythmic properties beyond those of normal speech. Equinox 17:01, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

RFV discussion: October–November 2021[edit]

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Rfv-sense: A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn. Searching for "raps of yarn" or "yarn" and "raps" proved inconclusive MooreDoor (talk) 22:27, 28 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It appears in the OED marked historical and rare. — SGconlaw (talk) 05:00, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

cited, but I tweaked the definition, because it is only 120 yards for silk or cotton. Kiwima (talk) 02:06, 31 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RFV-resolved Kiwima (talk) 19:38, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]