STROPPING
STROP
strop
(verb) sharpen on a strop; “strop razors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
stropping
present participle of strop
Noun
stropping (plural stroppings)
The process by which a razor is stropped.
Source: Wiktionary
STROP
Strop, n. Etym: [See Strap.]
Definition: A strap; specifically, same as Strap, 3.
Strop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stropped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stropping.]
Definition: To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor.
Strop, n. Etym: [Cf. F. estrope, Ă©trope, fr. L. struppus. See Strop a strap.] (Naut.)
Definition: A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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