Meaning

noun an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

noun hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

noun a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

originFrom a variant of earlier strope (“loop on a harness”), from Middle English strope, stroppe, from Late Old English strop, stropp (“a band, thong, strap; oar-thong”) and Old French estrope (“strap, loop on a harness”), both from Latin stroppus, struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφος (stróphos, “rope”) (compare strophe), from στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European…

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