strappings

I'd wear strappings and stuff as a kid and I worked hard to strengthen them over the years.

Birmingham City hold Wolverhampton Wanderers to Cup replay 2012

Is that something that would -- it sounds like that's roughly taking the place of the public option has a lot of the strappings of a public option but it's not.

CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2009 2009

  With a toot-toot, the van pulled from the curb, and Hugh and Luke strained against their protective strappings to wave their mirror-imaged good-byes.

Neighbors 2009

With a toot-toot, the van pulled from the curb, and Hugh and Luke strained against their protective strappings to wave their mirror-imaged good-byes.

Neighbors 2009

Indeed so much of it was done that but little was left to employ them, except those final strappings and fastenings, and that last collection of odds and ends which could not be accomplished till they were absolutely on the point of starting.

The Small House at Allington 2004

Primordial instincts threatened to overwhelm progressive thought as Aniolo-jat almost reached for the traditional long knife slung at his waist strappings.

Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003

They were young but well dressed, with finely decorated and embossed strappings that served to emphasize their height.

Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003

His waist strappings and chest straps, she noted, were particularly stylish and well equipped.

Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003

The red and the pink and the yellow and the blue organdie frocks were turning sharply with all the white flannel trousers available, and some of the white flannel trousers had smart shoes, white with black strappings or with tan brogue bands.

The Plumed Serpent 2003

They must have a question for Harriman, she was thinking even as she saw the Hata-nau reaching into one of the larger pouches hanging from his torso strappings.

Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003