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strop(1) (iou)



strop noun1 & verb. LME.
[Middle & mod. Low German, Middle & mod. Dutch = Old English strop (which did not survive), Old High German strupf (German Strupfe fem., also (Naut.) Strop), from West Germanic from Latin struppus, stroppus, prob. from Greek strophos: cf. STROPHE.]
A. noun.
A band, a thong; a loop or noose of leather etc. LME-M18.
Chiefly Nautical. A ring or band of leather, spliced rope, or iron used as a fastening or as a purchase for tackle. Cf. STRAP noun 3. LME.
A narrow band of metal. Long obsolete exc. Scot. dial. L16.
A device, esp. a strip of leather or leather-covered wood, used for sharpening a razor. E18.
b. verb trans. Infl. -pp-.
Sharpen or smooth with or on a strop. Cf. STRAP verb 3. M19.
Nautical. Provide (a block) with a strop. M19.