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Strop
Pronunciation : Strop
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Strap.]
Definition : Defn: A strap; specifically, same as Strap, 3.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Strop
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor.
t. [imp. & p. p. Stropped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stropping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Strop
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. estrope, ?trope, fr. L. struppus. See Strop a strap.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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