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strop1

Pronunciation: /strɒp/
Definition of strop

noun

  • a device, typically a strip of leather, for sharpening razors.

verb (strops, stropping, stropped)

[with object]
  • sharpen on or with a strop:he stropped a knife razor-sharp on his belt

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'thong', also as a nautical term): probably a West Germanic adoption of Latin stroppus 'thong'

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