Category:Strop

Strop, n. Etym: [see strap.]

Defn: a strap; specifically, same as strap, 3.

Strop Strop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stropped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stropping.]

Defn: to draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, To strop a razor.

Strop Strop, n. Etym: [cf. F. estrope, étrope, fr. L. struppus. See strop a Strap.] (naut.)

Defn: a piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a Block for hanging it.