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STROP (strawp) A
leather strap used to sharpen razors
In origin the word is simply an alternative form of strap, but it is now mainly used in the sense of a flexible strip of leather or canvas used for sharpening a razor, also known as a razor strop.
It may be in the form of a hanging belt or a hand-held paddle. In both cases, as the names suggest, it makes a dreaded implement for punitive use (e.g. spanking), especially if made of leather, like a tawse; antique razor strops are generally heavier.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Strap".
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