2. To strike; to lash. [R.]
STRIPED
Striped, a.
Defn: Having stripes of different colors; streaked. Striped bass.
(Zoöl.) See under Bass.
— Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer
Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped
dogwood, and moosewood.
— Striped mullet. (Zoöl.) See under Mullet, 2.
— Striped snake (Zoöl.), the garter snake.
— Striped squirrel (Zoöl.), the chipmunk.
STRIP-LEAF
Strip"-leaf`, n.
Defn: Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.
STRIPLING Strip"ling, n. Etym: [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam.]
Defn: A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Sam. xvii. 56.
STRIPPER
Strip"per, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards.
STRIPPET
Strip"pet, n. Etym: [Dim. of strip.]