strapping
1powerfully built; robust.
large; whopping.
Origin of strapping
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Origin of strapping
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How to use strapping in a sentence
But there were also other devices, other soft, seductive under strappings.
Biltmore Oswald | J. Thorne Smith, Jr.After carefully looking at a rapidly healing wound, he put back the strappings and the linen, and felt the patient's pulse.
Rogues and Vagabonds | George R. SimsTan stockings, with strappings of khaki wound round them, and moccasins.
Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People | Constance D'Arcy MackaySo, instead of being the best, I was the worst child in school, for not one had ever before received two strappings in a forenoon.
The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate | Eliza Poor Donner HoughtonA Puritan cloak of dust-colored linen, with strappings of orange, fell away under the collar in soft and cool lines.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary Antin
British Dictionary definitions for strapping
/ (ˈstræpɪŋ) /
(prenominal) tall and sturdy
Origin of strapping
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