- Stropped
- Strop Strop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stropped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stropping}.] To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Stropped
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stropped — strÉ‘p /strÉ’p n. flexible leather strap for sharpening razors v. sharpen on or with a strop … English contemporary dictionary
stropped — past of strop … Useful english dictionary
Strop — Strop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stropped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stropping}.] To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stropping — Strop Strop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stropped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stropping}.] To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strop — I. noun Etymology: Middle English more at strap Date: before 12th century strap: a. a short rope with its ends spliced to form a circle b. a usually leather band for sharpening a razor II. transitive verb (stropped; stropping) Date: 1837 to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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strop — stropper, n. /strop/, n., v., stropped, stropping. n. 1. any of several devices for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather or other flexible material. 2. Also, strap. Naut., Mach. a. a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a… … Universalium
