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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

Noun

a leather strap for sharpening razors [Greek strophos cord]

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"