strop
Razor's leather strip
A strop is a strip of leather or canvas used for sharpening a razor or knife by drawing the blade across it.
To strop is to sharpen in this way: He stropped his straight razor before shaving.
In British slang, a strop is a bad mood or fit of temper: She's in a right strop today.
Make keener or better
- whetstoneStone for sharpening blades
- razorBlade for removing hair
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- leatherTanned animal skin
sharpening · polish · keenness · edge · steel · knife · grindstone · bevel
Blade for removing hair
- leatherTanned animal skin
- barbershopHair-cutting establishment
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- bladeFlat cutting edge
beard · lather · brush · grooming · barber · shave · aftershave · whiskers
Petulant mood burst
- sulkBrood in silence
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
- fitProper or healthy
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
irritation · snit · grump · petulance · crossness · peevishness · moodiness · tetchiness
hone
Make keener or better
leather · sharpening · polish · keenness · edge · steel · knife · grindstone · bevel · grit
razor
Blade for removing hair
- leatherTanned animal skin
- barbershopHair-cutting establishment
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
blade · beard · lather · brush · grooming · barber · shave · aftershave · whiskers · ritual
huff
Petulant mood burst
flare-up · irritation · snit · grump · petulance · crossness · peevishness · moodiness · tetchiness · stroppy
- shavingrazor, razors, shave, blade, blades
- tantrumstantrums, tantrum, temper tantrums, meltdowns, outbursts
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- old toolsadze, anvil, auger, awl, axe
- sharpeningsharpening, sharpen, honing, whet, whetstone
- tool caresharpening, oiling, cleaning, lubrication, rust prevention
stropwhetstone
Stone for sharpening blades
grindstone · grinding wheel · sandpaper · sharpening stone · rasp
stropequanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
calm · good humor · composure · serenity · cheerfulness
- strap inFasten a safety restraint
- spaghetti strapNarrow shoulder loop
- shoulder strapBand securing carried items
- strap onAttach using bands
- bra strapUnderwear support loop
- guitar strapShoulder harness for instrument