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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesasentador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: asentaˈdoɾ
"Pasó la navaja por el asentador de cuero."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strip of leather or other material used for sharpening and polishing the blade of a razor.
"The barber ran the straight razor back and forth across the leather strop to ensure a clean edge."
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To sharpen or polish a blade using a leather strop.
"He carefully stropped his razor before beginning the morning shave."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'stropp', meaning a strap or band, which itself is borrowed from Latin 'struppus' meaning a thong or band of leather. Historically used primarily in maritime contexts for rope loops and later widely adopted by barbers for sharpening straight razors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Strop" is said worldwide
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cuir à rasoir
Transliteration: kɥiʁ a ʁazwaʁ
"Il a affûté son rasoir sur le cuir."
Streichelriemen
Transliteration: ˈʃtraɪ̯çl̩ˌʁiːmən
"Der Barbier benutzt einen Streichelriemen für das Rasiermesser."
coramella
Transliteration: koraˈmɛlla
"Il barbiere usa la coramella per affilare il rasoio."
asentador
Transliteration: asentaˈdoɾ
"Pasó la navaja por el asentador de cuero."
navalheira
Transliteration: navɐˈlejɾɐ
"Ele afiou a navalha na tira de couro."
चमड़े की पट्टी
Transliteration: chamde ki patti
"नाई ने उस्तरे को चमड़े की पट्टी पर तेज किया।"
磨刀皮带
Transliteration: módāo pídài
"理发师在磨刀皮带上磨剃须刀。"
가죽 가죽칼갈이
Transliteration: gajuk kalgari
"이발사는 가죽 스트랩으로 면도날을 갈았다."
革砥
Transliteration: kawato
"床屋は革砥でカミソリを研いだ。"
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