razor-strop

  • 21strop — [strɔp US stra:p] n [: Old English; Origin: leather band for tying an oar , from Latin struppus band, strap , from Greek strophos twisted band ] 1.) a narrow piece of leather used for making a ↑razor sharp 2.) in a strop …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22strop — [ 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 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23disposable razor — Razor Ra zor (r[=a] z[ e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t., {Rase}, v. t.] 1. A keen edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24safety razor — Razor Ra zor (r[=a] z[ e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t., {Rase}, v. t.] 1. A keen edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 25straight razor — Razor Ra zor (r[=a] z[ e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t., {Rase}, v. t.] 1. A keen edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26Razor — For other uses, see Razor (disambiguation). Razor A Gillette Mach 3 razor …

    Wikipedia

  • 27strop — [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 …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 28strop — [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 …

    Word origins

  • 29strop — I. noun Etymology: Middle English more at strap Date: before 12th century strap: a. a short rope with its ends spliced to form a circle b. a usually leather band for sharpening a razor II. transitive verb (stropped; stropping) Date: 1837 to… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 30strop — UK [strɒp] / US [strɑp] noun [countable] Word forms strop : singular strop plural strops 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 …

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