strap
noun
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
had been strapping
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past perfect progressiveof strap.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Frank no longer wondered, for he knew that the man had been strapping a pair of lineman's climbing spurs to his legs when bending down in the tonneau of the stolen car!
From The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for the Silver Cup by Graham B Forbes
