strop: Meaning and Definition of

strop

1. any of several devices for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather or other flexible material.
1. a rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a block, deadeye, etc.
2. a metal band surrounding the pulley of a block to transmit the load on the pulley to its hook or shackle.
3. a rope sling, as for handling cargo.
4. a ring or grommet of rope.

1. to sharpen on or as if on a strop.