" The earpiece receiver strapped tightly over one ear, left his right hand free to use a pencil, and as he took the spoken message word by word, he wrote it on the pad of message forms under his hand.

Stout leather, with soles of lead, securely strapped on, and weighing at least twenty pounds each.

Past them sped a company of cavalry in blue and yellow, bouncing considerably in their saddles, red faces very dusty under their tightly strapped caps, sabres and canteens jangling like an unexpected avalanche of tin-ware in a demoralised pantry.

I cannot tell you how nasty he was to me about the whole thing, although I showed myself at once ready to forgive him all his lies and his treachery, and was at great pains to explain to him how I had given up my own bed and strapped him into it solely for the benefit of his health, seeing that at the moment he was threatened with delirium tremens.

Thirdly, the strap, i.e., a piece off the end of a stiff heavy horse's trace, and about three or three-and-a-half feet in length.

I wore only boots, trousers, and shirt, and cap, with cartridge belt strapped tight around me.

It would not be so bad if we could strap it on rightly.

The mask was firmly strapped in place around the head and neck.

The gate was massive, of stout oaken planks heavily strapped with iron.

I felt as if I were helplessly strapped down and that he was about to probe me mercilessly with some sharp instrument.

Bowles had changed at least a portion of his garb; he now wore the tight red jacket of the British trooper, while an ancient army cap was strapped jauntily over his ear.

He snatched one from the hook, and hastily strapped it about her.

She seemed to have an inexhaustible fund of them in reserve which she could deftly strap on as life-preserver at the first far sign of danger.