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leather strop

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  • strop — [strɔp US stra:p] n [: Old English; Origin: leather band for tying an oar , from Latin struppus band, strap , from Greek strophos twisted band ] 1.) a narrow piece of leather used for making a ↑razor sharp 2.) in a strop …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • strop — Ⅰ. strop [1] ► NOUN 1) a strip of leather for sharpening razors. 2) Nautical a collar of leather, spliced rope, or iron, used for handling cargo. ► VERB (stropped, stropping) ▪ sharpen on or with a strop …   English terms dictionary

  • strop — (n.) mid 14c., loop or strap on a harness, probably from O.Fr. estrop (see STRAP (Cf. strap) (n.)). Specific sense of leather strap used for sharpening razors first recorded 1702. The verb in this sense is from 1841. Distribution of senses… …   Etymology dictionary

  • strop — [ strap ] noun count 1. ) a piece of leather used for keeping the blade of a RAZOR sharp 2. ) a short rope or piece of leather tied in a way that forms a ring, used for lifting heavy things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • strop — [sträp] n. [ME, a band, thong, noose < OE, akin to MHG strupfe < early WGmc loanword < L struppus < Gr strophos, a twisted band: for IE base see STROPHE] 1. var. of STRAP 2. a device, esp. a thick leather band, used for putting a fine …   English World dictionary

  • strop — [OE] Strop has now narrowed down in meaning to the specialized ‘strip of leather for sharpening a razor’, but it used to be a much more general term for a leather band or loop. It goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic word that was probably an …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • strop — [OE] Strop has now narrowed down in meaning to the specialized ‘strip of leather for sharpening a razor’, but it used to be a much more general term for a leather band or loop. It goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic word that was probably an …   Word origins

  • strop — UK [strɒp] / US [strɑp] noun [countable] Word forms strop : singular strop plural strops 1) a piece of leather used for keeping the blade of a razor sharp 2) a short rope or piece of leather tied in a way that forms a ring, used for lifting heavy …   English dictionary

  • strop — /strɒp / (say strop) noun 1. a strip of leather or other flexible material, or a long, narrow piece of wood having its faces covered with leather or an abrasive, or some similar device, used for sharpening razors. 2. Nautical a. a ring of rope… …  

  • strop — n. & v. n. 1 a device, esp. a strip of leather, for sharpening razors. 2 Naut. a collar of leather or spliced rope or iron used for handling cargo. v.tr. (stropped, stropping) sharpen on or with a strop. Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG strop, OHG… …   Useful english dictionary

  • strop — [[t]strɒp[/t]] n. v. stropped, strop•ping 1) a device for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather or other flexible material 2) naut. navig. mac mac a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a block, deadeye, etc 3) mac to sharpen… …   From formal English to slang

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