strop

strop  (strp)

n.

1. A strap, especially a short rope whose ends are spliced together to make a ring.

2. A flexible strip of leather or canvas used for sharpening a razor.

tr.v. stropped, strop·ping, strops

To sharpen (a razor) on a strop.

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[Middle English strope, band of leather, probably from Old English, thong for an oar, from Latin stroppus, twisted cord, from Greek strophos, from strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

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strop [strɒp]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a leather strap or an abrasive strip for sharpening razors

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a rope or metal band around a block or deadeye for support

3. Informal a temper tantrum he threw a strop and stormed off

vb strops, stropping, stropped

(Engineering / Tools) (tr) to sharpen (a razor, etc.) on a strop

[C14 (in nautical use: a strip of rope): via Middle Low German or Middle Dutch strop, ultimately from Latin stroppus, from Greek strophos cord; see strophe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strop - a leather strap used to sharpen razors sharpener - any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener" strap - an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
Verb	1.	strop - sharpen on a strop; "strop razors" sharpen - make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

Translations

strop [strɒp]

A. N → suavizador m

B. VT → suavizar

strop

n → Streichriemen m

vt → abziehen