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  • 51Stropping — Strop Strop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stropped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stropping}.] To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52Henry Jacques Gaisman — Henry Jacques ( Jack ) Gaisman (December 5,1869 ndash; August 6,1974) [cite news|title = Deaths|publisher = New York Times|date = August 7, 1974] was a philanthropist and inventor of the safety razor, the autographic camera, and over one thousand …

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  • 53strap — strappable, adj. straplike, adj. /strap/, n., v., strapped, strapping. n. 1. a narrow strip of flexible material, esp. leather, as for fastening or holding things together. 2. a looped band by which an item may be held, pulled, lifted, etc., as a …

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  • 54Sharpness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sharpness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sharpness sharpness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acuity acuity acumination Sgm: N 1 spinosity spinosity GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 point point spike …

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  • 55Thiers Issard — or Thiers Issard Sabatier is a French cutlery manufacturer; they are one of a number of companies using the Sabatier name. It exports a wide range of knives and straight razors to approximately thirty countries.… …

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  • 56sharpness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fine cutting edge or point Nouns 1. sharpness, acuity, acumination; spinosity. 2. (small pointed item) point, spike, spine, spiculum; needle, pin; prick, prickle; spur, rowel; barb, barbed wire; spit,… …

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  • 57strap — [[t]stræp[/t]] n. v. strapped, strap•ping 1) a narrow strip of flexible material, esp. leather, as for fastening or holding things together 2) a looped band by which an item may be held, pulled, or lifted 3) a long, narrow piece of something 4)… …

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  • 58strap — /stræp / (say strap) noun 1. a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, for fastening or holding things together, etc. 2. a looped band of leather, strong material, etc., for lifting, holding, pulling, or attaching. 3. a strop for a …

  • 59strap´like´ — strap «strap», noun, verb, strapped, strap|ping. –n. 1. a narrow strip of leather or other material that bends easily: »the straps of a wheel or pulley, to beat someone with a strap. SYNONYM(S): thong …

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  • 60Burma-Shave — famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small, consecutive highway billboard signs. TOC Burma Shave was introduced in 1925 by the Burma Vita company, owned by Clinton Odell. The company s original product was a… …

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