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   strop

   /sträp/

   noun

   • 1. a device, typically a strip of leather, for sharpening straight razors.
   • ▪ a rope sling for handling cargo.

   verb

   • 1. sharpen on or with a strop: "he stropped a knife razor-sharp on his belt"

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

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • P

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