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strop

strop is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A strap; specifically, same as Strap, 3.
  2. 2.To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor.
  3. 3.A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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