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Strap
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
(2):
(n.) A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
(3):
(n.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
(4):
(n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
(5):
(n.) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
(6):
(n.) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
(7):
(n.) Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.
(8):
(n.) A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
(9):
(n.) A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.
(10):
(v. t.) To beat or chastise with a strap.
(11):
(v. t.) To fasten or bind with a strap.
(12):
(v. t.) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Strap'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/strap.html. 1828.
