strop
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• noun
A device, typically a strip of flexible leather or canvas, used for sharpening and polishing the blade of a straight razor or fine cutting tool.
"The barber carefully drew his razor across the leather strop before beginning the shave."
British A bad mood, temper tantrum, or fit of sulky irritation (informal, often in the phrase 'in a strop').
"He went off in a strop after his proposal was rejected by the committee."
A loop or band of rope, wire, or leather used in nautical rigging and lifting to secure a pulley block or hold a heavy load.
"The deckhands secured a heavy rope strop around the spar to hoist it into position."
• verb
To sharpen or polish a razor or blade on or as if on a leather strop.
"The woodworker stropped his chisels after honing them to achieve a mirror finish."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English strop ('strap' or 'band'), derived from Latin stroppus and ultimately Ancient Greek strophos ('a twisted band or cord'), making it a linguistic doublet of the word 'strap'.