strop
noun
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
strops
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present tense formof strop (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But the spat punctures any suggestion that the Budget will end grumps and strops inside the party.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Least excited about: The usual soap opera, personality, inflammatory quotes, so-called mind so-called games, feuds, strops, handshakes and so on that somehow appear in the eyeline just as there’s some actual football happening.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2014
Rather, squabbles over bonuses and strops by the likes of the former Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins suggest they may shoot themselves in the foot, again.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2010
Other people ignore the legend or interpret it as gentle self-ingratiation by the Gillette Co., meaning, "Whoso uses a Gillette razor, he strops not, neither does he hone."
From Time Magazine Archive
The panes of the farmhouse window made excellent shaving mirrors and, incidentally, I may mention that rifle-slings generally serve the purpose of razor strops.
From The Red Horizon by Patrick MacGill
