[f. STRIP sb.2] trans. To cut into strips. Hence Stripping vbl. sb.; also attrib.
1885. W. L. Carpenter, Manuf. Soap & Candles, 200. The first operation is to ‘strip’ the stock-soap, i.e. to cut it up into strips or savings…. After stripping, the soap is frequently dried somewhat, and it is then passed through the mill.
1885. H. M. Newhall, in Harper’s Mag., Jan., 279/2. They buy the sides of leather, and cut them into ‘strips’ by means of a long straight knife, moved by a treadle or by steam, known as a ‘stripping machine.’
