Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor. · A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
To hone (a razor or knife) with a strop. · To strap.
Same as strap (which see); recorded in English since 1702. The verb sense referring to honing a sharp edge is recorded since 1842.
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