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Definitions for Strop

[1] any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
[2] Also strap. Nautical , Machinery . a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a block, deadeye, etc. a metal band surrounding the pulley of a block to transmit the load on the pulley to its hook or shackle. a rope sling, as for handling cargo. a ring or grommet of rope.
[3] to sharpen on or as if on a strop.
[4] a leather strap or an abrasive strip for sharpening razors
[5] a rope or metal band around a block or deadeye for support
[6] mainly British informal a temper tantrum he threw a strop and stormed off
[7] (tr) to sharpen (a razor, etc) on a strop

Words related to Strop

leash, harness, belt, skin, hone, whet, sharpen, thong, band, switch, tie, whip, strap, thrash, tan, parchment, goatskin, tooling, taws, sheepskin

Words nearby Strop

strontium 90, strontium hydroxide, strontium monoxide, strontium unit, strook, strop, strophanthin, strophanthus, strophe, strophic, strophoid

Origin of Strop

before 1050; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Dutch, Low German strop; all probably < Latin stroppus, variant of struppus strap

Other words from Strop

strop·per , noun

Word origin for Strop

C14 (in nautical use: a strip of rope): via Middle Low German or Middle Dutch strop, ultimately from Latin stroppus, from Greek strophos cord; see strophe

Synonyms for Strop

belt, harness, leash, band, switch, thong, tie, whip