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strop


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verb
stroppedstrop·ping

Definition of STROP

transitive verb
: to sharpen (a razor) on a strop

Examples of STROP

  1. <at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades>

First Known Use of STROP

1837

Related to STROP

Synonyms: edge, grind, hone, stone, sharpen, whet
Antonyms: blunt, dull
Related Words: file
Near Antonyms: buff, burnish, gloss, polish, round, smooth
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Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

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