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noun
- A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor, in this sense also called razor strop.
- A bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)
Translations: - Dutch: riem (razor strop: scheerriem)
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- French: lanière
- German: riem
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(trans-top, Bad mood)
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verb (strop, p, ing)
- (obsolete) To strap.
- (recorded since 1842; now most used) To sharpen (a razor) with a strop.
- One should the razor before shaving.
Translations: - Dutch: wetten
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Etymology: Same as (see under) Strap; recorded in English since 1702
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