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lopping |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lop \Lop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lopped}; p. pr & vb n. {Lopping}.] [Prov. G. luppen, lubben,to cut, geld, or OD luppen, D. lubben.] 1. To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything to sho? -- by cutting off the extremities; to cut off or remove as superfluous parts as to lop a tree or its branches. ``With branches lopped, in wood or mountain felled.'' --Milton. Expunge the whole, or lop the excrescent parts --Pope. 2. To cut partly off and bend down as to lop bushes in a hedge. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lopping \Lop"ping\, n. A cutting off as of branches; that which is cut off leavings. The loppings made from that stock whilst it stood. --Burke.
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