strapping

1
[ strap-ing ]
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adjective
  1. powerfully built; robust.

  2. large; whopping.

Origin of strapping

1
First recorded in 1650–60; strap + -ing2

Other definitions for strapping (2 of 2)

strapping2
[ strap-ing ]

noun
  1. straps collectively.

  2. material used to make a strap or straps: manufacturers of plastic strapping.

Origin of strapping

2
First recorded in 1800–10; strap + -ing1

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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. Sims
  • Tan stockings, with strappings of khaki wound round them, and moccasins.

  • So, instead of being the best, I was the worst child in school, for not one had ever before received two strappings in a forenoon.

  • A 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

strapping

/ (ˈstræpɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. (prenominal) tall and sturdy

Origin of strapping

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C17: from strap (in the archaic sense: to work vigorously)

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