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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Strop #206915 08/30/2012 12:46 PM Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1 Northumberland marc stranger marc stranger Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1 Northumberland Strop. Here in the North of England if someone 'has a strop' it means they are being petulant and deliberately appearing angry for their own ends. "Ooooo - She's 'avin a bit of a strop. Leave 'er alone." I know this from Manchester in my youth and now more commonly in the North-East in recent years. Spread I think because there are many more regional accents on TV now compared to when I was a boy, particularly in drama. M. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Strop marc #206916 08/30/2012 2:03 PM Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1 Ontario, Canada wlundycan stranger wlundycan stranger Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1 Ontario, Canada Good morning from a tall-ship sailor. In the noun sense, "strop" also describes a loop of line usually spliced into a ring, although it can take several forms depending on use. Here are instructions for laying up (building) a ring-shaped strop. Longer ones are quite useful for wrapping around objects so as to become handles; smaller ones are often used as grommets in large sails, for example. http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/B_S_M/Third_Instruction.html This link shows a longer strop made from a short length of line with an eye splice at each end. Although the origin is indeed nautical, it has applications ashore as well, http://www.surface-tension.co.uk/product...ndle-strop.html Finally, on wooden blocks (i.e., pullies), a strop is would around the block to give added strength to the block itself. Look at how many there are are on a traditionally-rigged tall ship next time you visit one. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:METS_2009_Double_strop_block.jpg. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Strop wlundycan #206917 08/30/2012 3:09 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Welcome, wlundycan, and thanks indeed for your very informative post. I had come across mentions of a 'strop' in a nautical context but, not being a sailor myself, had only the vaguest idea as to just what it is. This makes it very clear. (Whoops!) - and welcome, marc, too. Yes, that meaning of 'strop is common in Lancashire, too. Last edited by Rhubarb Commando; 08/30/2012 5:00 PM. I'm immortal until proven otherwise Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Strop Rhubarb Commando #206920 08/30/2012 3:49 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Welcome wlundycan and you too Marc. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Strop wlundycan #206945 09/01/2012 7:32 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague That's coming close to what strop means here. In the low lands strop specifically means the hangman's strop, the noose. We don't hang people anymore for crimes. It is now still in use as, mostly financially, having an unexpected disappointing result. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Strop wlundycan #206953 09/02/2012 9:11 PM Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 2 Massachusetts, USA brasscastle stranger brasscastle stranger Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 2 Massachusetts, USA Thanks for the link to the splicing page in the seamanship manual. I am doing some research into 19th Century ships and sailing, for a novel I hope to write about the USS Constitution, and details like this can be invaluable. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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