Strop
11strop — [sträp] n. [ME, a band, thong, noose < OE, akin to MHG strupfe < early WGmc loanword < L struppus < Gr strophos, a twisted band: for IE base see STROPHE] 1. var. of STRAP 2. a device, esp. a thick leather band, used for putting a fine …
12strop — [ strap ] noun count 1. ) a piece of leather used for keeping the blade of a RAZOR sharp 2. ) a short rope or piece of leather tied in a way that forms a ring, used for lifting heavy things …
13štrop — štrȍp m <N mn štròpovi> DEFINICIJA reg. pom. konopac koji drži veslo na čamcu ili brodu; štrufa ETIMOLOGIJA tal. stropp …
14stròp — strôpa m, mest. ed. tudi strópu (ȍ ó) vsak od delov stavbe, ki omejuje, zapira prostor, prostore od zgoraj: strop se je udrl; narediti nove strope; omara sega do stropa; pod stropom visi lep lestenec; betonski, leseni stropi; debel, masiven… …
15strop — [OE] Strop has now narrowed down in meaning to the specialized ‘strip of leather for sharpening a razor’, but it used to be a much more general term for a leather band or loop. It goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic word that was probably an …
16strop — [OE] Strop has now narrowed down in meaning to the specialized ‘strip of leather for sharpening a razor’, but it used to be a much more general term for a leather band or loop. It goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic word that was probably an …
17strop — ob·strop·o·lous; strop·per; strop·py; strop; …
18strop — [[t]strɒp[/t]] n. v. stropped, strop•ping 1) a device for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather or other flexible material 2) naut. navig. mac mac a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a block, deadeye, etc 3) mac to sharpen… …
19strop — stropper, n. /strop/, n., v., stropped, stropping. n. 1. any of several devices for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather or other flexible material. 2. Also, strap. Naut., Mach. a. a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a… …
20strop — 1. noun a) A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor, in this sense also called razor strop. b) A bad mood or temper (see stroppy.) Syn …
