strap·per

(străp′ər)

A powerfully built, robust person.

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strapper

(ˈstræpə)

informal a strapping person

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Noun

strapper - a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"

bruiser, bull, Samson

adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

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References in classic literature

"A strapper--a real strapper, Jane: big, brown, and buxom; with hair just such as the ladies of Carthage must have had.

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Prince of Penzance's win was a triumph for the Payne family, with Michelle's brother Steven, who has Down Syndrome, the six-year-old gelding's strapper.

First female jockey wins Melbourne Cup

Payne celebrated the win with her strapper and brother Steven, who has Down's Syndrome, as the other participants finished the race, with Japanese favorite Fame Game finishing in 13th place.

First female jockey sweeps Melbourne Cup

Oilseed crops have higher capacity to take up nitrate from the soil and thus to accumulate large quantities of N that is stored in vegetative parts at the beginning of flowering (Hocking and Strapper 2001).Variations found in the uptake of N P and K could be due to variation in weather conditions and the total length of the growth period (Hassan and Leitch2000) as climatic variability is a major cause of reduced

INFLUENCE OF SEASONAL DISPARITY ON NPK UPTAKE IN SUNFLOWER

The vet, assistant trainer and strapper were happy with the way she travelled, although she wasn't over the moon about being given the middle seat.

DOUBLE HANDFUL; John Shaw's Racing betting column in association with

Each illustration contains a small green frog it is fun to locate and some terms like Strapper and Picnic Races are explained in a brief glossary.

Goldfinch, Richenda: Big Red: Based on the True Story of an Australian Stock Horse

To assist with this, the company installed a Mosca ATRS squarer-bundler and Mosca ROTRC strapper in 2000 and these proved such a success that in 2007, when Durham Box bought several large production machines, it added a further four strapping machines.

Mosca for strapping needs

Colonel Jim "Strapper" Gilstrap, Director of Safety, Headquarters Air Combat Command passed away recently.

In memory of

It told the story of Phar Lap and his strapper, later trainer, Tommy Woodcock.

Working in metaphors: Edel Wignell interviews writer Errol Broome, whose works are characterised by a subtle and economical writing style, splendid characterisation and variety in settings

I mean, how do I get off using a strap-on on someone else?--Would-Be Strapper in San Jose

A strapping femme

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