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strop
[ strop ]
noun
- any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to sharpen on or as if on a strop.
strop
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noun
- a leather strap or an abrasive strip for sharpening razors
- a rope or metal band around a block or deadeye for support
- informal.a temper tantrum
he threw a strop and stormed off
verb
- tr to sharpen (a razor, etc) on a strop
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ù°ù´Ç±èp±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of strop1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of strop1
Example Sentences
In an interview recorded long after he was emancipated, he remembered, “If slaves rebelled, I done seed them whip them with a strop called ‘cat-nine-tails.’
Mr Diamond told police he thought she was in a "strop" and "huff" because he had stopped her, so he started trying to kiss her again.
I don't know what the style is, there seems no plan, no effort, players stropping at one another.
The tour, for which the Jacksonville show was the sixth strop, runs through October and is in support of the March release of Wallen’s sophomore album, “One Thing at a Time.â€
He left the field in a strop often enough after games, so what might he be saying in private given the overall malaise at Old Trafford?
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