strop /strɒp $ strɑːp/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: 'leather band for tying an oar', from Latin struppus 'band, strap', from Greek strophos 'twisted band']
1. a narrow piece of leather used for making a
razor sharp
2. in a strop British English informal annoyed about something:
She’s a nice person but she just gets in a strop so easily. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲