Stropping

Let me quickly qualify: "Stropping" is the process of dragging a straight razor back and forth over a sharpening surface, commonly leather.

Gizmodo Joel Johnson 2010

It took a good bit of Stropping to get them to stop it and let us go live in time.

How to read a publishing contract (9) Stroppy Author 2010

It took a good bit of Stropping to get them to stop it and let us go live in time.

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As she restored her composure, the last rushing view of Stropping Station — the platform, the trains lined up, the vaulted brick cavern — vanished, swallowed by the blackness of a tunnel.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006

And at the worst, he would still find Chang at Stropping the next morning — if he was lucky, with Miss Temple on his arm.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006

Miss Temple dozed with one hand on the revolver until the train reached Stropping, early in the morning, the sky still thick with shadow.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006

As she restored her composure, the last rushing view of Stropping Station — the platform, the trains lined up, the vaulted brick cavern — vanished, swallowed by the blackness of a tunnel.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006

Miss Temple dozed with one hand on the revolver until the train reached Stropping, early in the morning, the sky still thick with shadow.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006

She had never been in a station of such size — Stropping carried all traffic to the north and west — much less at the crowded close of a working day, and to Miss Temple it was like being thrust into an ant-hill.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006

Doctor Svenson suddenly knew that even if he did escape he would not be meeting Chang or Miss Temple at Stropping Station.

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006