strapper

• “I have put an under-strapper upon writing a twopenny pamphlet [13] to give an account of the whole design.”

  The Journal to Stella

• “But as you are aware, a couple of days ago we had received some final evaluation of the environmental testing which showed that one strapper (ph) on the P Street facility did test positive, and for that reason we had pursued that at that time.”

  CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2001

• “And his beadle, your lordship," added the host, and the under-strapper inside the greatcoat saluted the Colonel with a flourish of his tipstaff.”

  The Yeoman Adventurer

• “I was a young strapper about sixteen years old, and thinking about wenches pretty hard and wanting something to help me out wid the one I liked best.”

  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives

• “Then they give a gun to an under-strapper, telling him to stand in some prominent part of the woods, _his_ gun well in sight.”

  Chateau and Country Life in France

• “Jemmie Ferguson the old strapper, whose occupation like that of Othello's was all gone, saw it start with a heavy heart, and crowds turned out to bid it good-bye.”

  From John O'Groats to Land's End

• “Turk what noteworthy distinction is there between vizier and sandal-strapper?”

  The Cost

• “And it was indeed in Nassau Street, and, moreover, in full view of the bow window of Kildare Street Club, that the cup of the under-strapper's misfortunes brimmed over.”

  All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches

• “These began with the despatching of the mare, badly cut, and apparently lame on every leg, in charge of the remains of the under-strapper, to her destination.”

  All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches

• “Still less so was the dealer's under-strapper, to whom fell the task of escorting her through the streets of Dublin.”

  All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches

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