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strapped, ppl. a.|stræpt|
[f. strap v.1 + -ed1.]
1. a. Furnished with a strap, bound or fastened with a strap or with straps.
1784Cowper Task iv. 6 He [the post] comes,..With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks. 1809Catal. Bks., Hymns,..morocco, gilt edges, 7s...strapped, 7s. 6d. 1864E. Burritt Walk fr. Lond. to John O'Groats 316 Strapped pantaloons. 1909H. Begbie Cage i. 2 He hurried to school with..a strapped bundle of books under his arm.
b. Dressmaking and Tailoring. Trimmed with straps; spec. of a seam, etc.: Strengthened by overlaying with piece of stronger material.
1892Stratford-on-Avon Herald 18 Nov. 6/1 The strapped corsage, cuffs and turn-down collar being of velvet. 1894Daily News 20 June 6/4 Another lady affects..a covert coat with manly pockets and strapped seams. 1909Daily Mail 6 Aug. 1/6 Gentlemen's Riding Breeches; in tough wearing whipcord,..strapped buckskin.
2. slang (orig. U.S.). Short of money. Now freq. const. for. Also in extended use and cash-strapped adj.
1857Nat. Intelligencer Oct., (Bartlett) No go. Lowndes is strapped. 1876Daily News 5 Oct. 6/1 The tramp..does not awaken sympathy like the ‘strapped’ journeyman in search of a job. 1913E. Wharton Custom of Country i. iv. 44 ‘Fact is,..’ he said,..‘I'm a little mite strapped just this month.’ 1935Sun (Baltimore) 13 Mar. 2/6 PWA is not yet ‘strapped’ for funds. 1936L. C. Douglas White Banners ix. 193 If he had been strapped, the chances were he would have bought a hat to-day. 1936M. Franklin All that Swagger xlviii. 437 Also she was strapped for ready money. 1952Wodehouse Pigs Have Wings i. 23 A bit strapped for the ready, eh? 1958L. Wolff Low Level Mission iii. 76 The Axis powers had always been strapped for oil; the specter of a shortage..haunted the two dictators. 1960J. Lodwick Asparagus Trench 7 Fortunately, neither was strapped for children. 1968Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 8 Dec. 13/3 Strapped for cash he and the dancers tossed their luggage by night from fire escape. 1973Times 7 Dec. 18/7 (caption) If only we could be sure the Stringalongs are as strapped for petrol as we are, we could risk asking them to dinner. 1976Time 5 Apr. 37/1 Cash-strapped Chrysler is stepping up preparations to bring out its first domestic subcompact late next year. 1977Time 25 July 48/3 By the spring of 1974, the whipsaw effect of recession and rising costs—particularly for oil which fuels 80% of Con Ed's generating capacity—left the company strapped. 1979Church Times 2 Nov. 10 The Roman Church is almost everywhere strapped for ready cash. 1982Times 18 Dec. 9/1 Cash-strapped countries like Iran and Libya are producing flat out. |