strop
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.
- verbTo hone (a razor or knife) with a strop.
Example:
One should strop the razor before each shave.
- nounA bad mood or temper. A tantrum.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,553 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 70% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None