The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STROP which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Barbershop sharpening tool crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STROP | 100 % | 5 |
Why may STROP be the right solution?
A strop is a leather strip used to sharpen the blade of a razor or knife. In a barbershop, barbers use a strop to keep their razor sharp for a clean shave, making "STROP" the correct answer for the clue "Barbershop sharpening tool."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Barbershop sharpening tool
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- strop
- oilstone
- grinder
- sharper
- steel
- razor
- jointing
- comb
- combatively
- combed
- tonic
- pole
Crossword Answer definitions
STROP noun- A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor, in this sense also called razor strop.
- A bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)
- A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
- To strap.
- (recorded since 1842; now most used) To hone (a razor) with a strop.
- To mark a sequence of letters syntactically as having a special property, such as being a keyword, e.g. by enclosing in apostrophes as in 'foo' or writing in uppercase as in FOO.
- A poor-quality or unsaleable diamond.
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