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Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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, in this sense also called ''razor strop''.
  • British A bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)

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Verb:

  • obsolete To strap.
  • (''recorded since 1842; now most used'') To hone (a razor) with a strop.

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