strops
Barber's blade polishers
Strops is the plural of strop, a strip of leather or other material used for sharpening blades, especially straight razors.
A barber strops a razor before each shave.
The verb strop means to sharpen on such a strip: He stropped the blade until it gleamed.
In British slang, a strop is a bad mood or fit of temper: She's in a strop about the parking ticket.
Gradual sharpening or refining
- razorBlade for removing hair
- whetstoneStone for sharpening blades
- leatherTanned animal skin
- bladeFlat cutting edge
edge · steel · knife · barber · grindstone · polish · abrasive · buffing
honing
Gradual sharpening or refining
blade · edge · steel · knife · barber · grindstone · polish · abrasive · buffing · keenness
temper
State of mind
pout · fit · hissy · mood · petulance · peevishness · snit · tiff · huffing · flounce
belt
Strap securing trousers
saddle · full-grain · top-grain · suede · nubuck · patina · supple · oiled · worn · hanging
stropswhetstones
Abrasive blocks for sharpening
grinding stones · sharpening stones · grinding wheels · diamond plates · grinders
stropscalm
Free from agitation
composure · equanimity · serenity · tranquility · placidity
- razor stropBlade-polishing leather strip
- leather stropStrip for sharpening razors