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Definition of strop:

(n) : a strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor, in this sense also called razor strop; a bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)
(v) : to strap; (recorded since 1842; now most used) To sharpen (a razor) with a strop
"one should strop the razor before shaving."
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website design charlotte.
Definition of strop:

(n) : a strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor, in this sense also called razor strop; a bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)
(v) : to strap; (recorded since 1842; now most used) To sharpen (a razor) with a strop
"one should strop the razor before shaving."

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