To work. The kiddy would not strap, so he went on the scamp: the lad would not work, and therefore robbed on the highway.
·vt To fasten or bind with a strap. II. Strap ·vt To beat or chastise with a strap. III. Strap ·no...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
See strop ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in plac...
·adj Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla. ...
Bene Carlo wine; also port. A task of labour imposed on soldiers at Gibraltar, as a punishment for s...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The dark country wines of the Mediterranean. Also, bad port, such as was served for the sick in form...