I allus worked in the field, had to carry big logs, had strops on my arms and them logs was put in de strop and hauled to a pile where they all was.
De strops had holes in 'em so dat dey raised big blisters.
If you did this, as you excel many Writers of the present Age for Politeness, so you would outgo the Author of the true Strops of Razors for Use.
In place of the regular tackles to the bowsprit shrouds, two sets of selvagee strops were used, the one short and the other long.
The long stropswere doubled round the forearm of the belaying rail on each side, abreast of the rigging, and the standing part of the bowsprit shroud shackled on and set up with galvanised rigging screws.
Selvagee strops can be used for setting up the intermediate lengths.
Steele alluded twice to the author of "strops for razors" in the Spectator (Nos.
Swift, referring to rival imitations of the Tatler published in January 1711, says, "So there must be disputes which are genuine, like the strops for razors.
Rope-yarn and spun-yarn strops are used for attaching luff-tackles to shrouds and for many similar purposes.
Block-strops are sometimes so covered; but, as it causes decay, a small wove mat which can be taken off occasionally is preferable.
Twine strops (covered with duck) are used for boats' blocks and in similar places requiring neatness.
The object is neatness, and if three or multiples of three strops are to be made it is economical.
The spar which stretches the foot of a lower studding-sail; in large ships they have goose-necks in one end which hook to the foremost part of the fore-chains to iron strops fitted for the purpose.
And away walked the pedler with his strops and his wager, amidst the shouts of the laughing crowd.
There it is," said the Yankee, as he received the strops and passed over the sixpence.
There are many kinds of strops manufactured and placed on the market, some good and some bad.
They represent their strops as having been "metalized," or otherwise treated with some kind of preparation that makes honing unnecessary.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strops" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
