strapper

I have put an under-strapper upon writing a twopenny pamphlet [13] to give an account of the whole design.

The Journal to Stella 2003

But as you are aware, a couple of days ago we had received some final evaluation of the environmental testing which showed that one strapper (ph) on the P Street facility did test positive, and for that reason we had pursued that at that time.

CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2001 2001

I was a young strapper about sixteen years old, and thinking about wenches pretty hard and wanting something to help me out wid the one I liked best.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives Work Projects Administration

Then they give a gun to an under-strapper, telling him to stand in some prominent part of the woods, _his_ gun well in sight.

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

Jemmie Ferguson the old strapper, whose occupation like that of Othello's was all gone, saw it start with a heavy heart, and crowds turned out to bid it good-bye.

From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

"And his beadle, your lordship," added the host, and the under-strapper inside the greatcoat saluted the Colonel with a flourish of his tipstaff.

The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough

Turk what noteworthy distinction is there between vizier and sandal-strapper?

The Cost 1904

And it was indeed in Nassau Street, and, moreover, in full view of the bow window of Kildare Street Club, that the cup of the under-strapper's misfortunes brimmed over.

All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Martin Ross 1903

These began with the despatching of the mare, badly cut, and apparently lame on every leg, in charge of the remains of the under-strapper, to her destination.

All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Martin Ross 1903

Still less so was the dealer's under-strapper, to whom fell the task of escorting her through the streets of Dublin.

All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches Martin Ross 1903