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strop

1. a leather strap or an abrasive strip for sharpening razors

2. a rope or metal band around a block or deadeye for support

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There are numerous fungi, including razor strop, bracket and candle snuff, crimson elf cup and Dryad's saddle, much of it on the fallen timber English Nature allows to rot to add to the biodiversity.

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Few things have contributed more to the character and upbringing of our elder Americans than the razor strop. This one- or two-piece weapon, designed and patented to sharpen straight razors, did double-duty as a sure-fire deterrent to orneryness and disobedience.