Is “Strop” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
STROP
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
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Meaning of Strop

/stɹɒp/

noun
  1. 1.A 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, in this sense also called razor strop.

  2. 2.A bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)

  3. 3.A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.

Synonyms: huff

verb
  1. 1.To strap.

  2. 2.(recorded since 1842; now most used) To hone (a razor) with a strop.

    One should strop the razor before each shave.