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1. (n.) strop
a device for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather or other flexible material.
2. strop
a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a block, deadeye, etc.
3. (v.t.) strop
to sharpen on or as if on a strop.
Etymology: (bef. 1050; ME, OE, c. MD, MLG strop, OHG
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) strop
a leather strap used to sharpen razors
2. (verb) strop
sharpen on a strop
"strop razors"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) strop
a strap; specifically, same as Strap, 3
2. (noun) strop
a piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it
3. (verb) strop
to draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor
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