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Re: Krapp
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I don't know German but this article may have the answer -
http://www.farbimpulse.de/Rot-aus-einer-Pflanzenwurzel-Krapp.177.0.html
From what I can gather Krapp is the name of a dye, perhaps no longer in use. If so the name may be a metonymic for a dyer.
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thanks, that says a lot, I am just sad I dont read German
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