strad n Cp EDD ~ 'a piece of leather tied around the leg, to serve as a gaiter' w country. A piece of calf-skin leather.
1925 Dial Notes v, 343 ~ The upper leather of a shoe. 1927 Christmas Messenger 48 [When a fisherman] says 'I bought a fine "Strad" at Bowring's,' he means a well-selected cut of calfskin leather to make a pair of long boots. M 71-120 [Sheep] were marked. Some people put tickets around their sheep's neck. These tickets were made from 'strad' or calf-skin leather. The family name would be on those tickets.
