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er that . . . had scarce passed a day without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap. Addison.

Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.

To punish or torture by the strappado. Milton.

One who uses strap.

Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow. [Colloq.] There are five and thirty strapping officers gone. Farquhar.

To hold or bind with, or as with, a strap; to entangle. [Obs.] Chapman.

A kind of ornament consisting of a narrow fillet or band folded, crossed, and interlaced.

A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses. No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop. Judd.

A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.

The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously.

gent; an underling. This was going to the fountain head at once, not applying to the understrappers. Goldsmith.

Becoming an understrapper; subservient. [R.] Sterne.

A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.

A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.

A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter. Every one's bands were loosed. Acis xvi 26.

To beat with a strap. See Lace. [Obs.] Wright.

A strap which enters a buckle.

ooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change th…

An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children. Dunglison.

Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders. I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces. Thackeray.