Strop (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
  2. Also strap. Nautical, Machinery.
    • a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a block, deadeye, etc.
    • a metal band surrounding the pulley of a block to transmit the load on the pulley to its hook or shackle.
    • a rope sling, as for handling cargo.
    • a ring or grommet of rope.
verb (used with object), stropped, strop·ping.
  1. to sharpen on or as if on a strop.
noun
  1. a leather strap or an abrasive strip for sharpening razors
  2. a rope or metal band around a block or deadeye for support
  3. a temper tantrum
verb strops, stropping or stropped
  1. to sharpen (a razor, etc) on a strop
Strop (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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