strops

Noun (1)

strop (plural strops)

1. A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.
   • Cheap razors are a mistake, as they soon lose their edge. A good razor requires no strop. It has been suggested as an excellent plan to have a case of seven razors—one for each day in the week—so that they are all equally used.1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia

   Synonyms:

   razor strop

2. A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.

Noun (2)

strop (plural strops)

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bad mood or temper. A tantrum.

   Synonyms:

   huff

Noun (3)

strop (plural strops)

1. (slang) A poor-quality or unsaleable diamond.
   • […] he almost fell out of the phone booth laughing and said to her, 'Boy, did my son buy a strop! Did he get stuck!'2005, Renée Rose Shield, Diamond Stories: Enduring Change on 47th Street, page 156

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