strop

Definitions


[strɒp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a device, typically a strip of leather, for sharpening razors


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘thong’, also as a nautical term): probably a West Germanic adoption of Latin stroppus ‘thong’


[strɒp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- sharpen on or with a strop
(e.g: he stropped a knife razor-sharp on his belt)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘thong’, also as a nautical term): probably a West Germanic adoption of Latin stroppus ‘thong’


[strɒp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bad mood; a temper
(e.g: Nathalie gets in a strop and makes to leave)


Phrases:

Origin:
1970s: probably a back-formation from stroppy




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