To Strap (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

To Strap

To work. The kiddy would not strap, so he went on the scamp: the lad would not work, and therefore robbed on the highway.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Strangle Goose * Strapper

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Stoop
Stop Hole Abbey
Stoter
Stoup
Stow
Strait-laced
Strait Waistcoat
Strammel
Stranger
Strangle Goose
To Strap
Strapper
Strapping
Straw
Stretch
Stretching
Strike
Strip Me Naked
Stroke
Strollers
Strommel