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Catch-croppingCatch crop Catch crop
Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or
intermediate between two crops in ordinary rotation in point
of time. -- Catch"-crop`ping, n.
Radishes . . . are often grown as a catch crop with
other vegetables. --L. H.
Bailey. ChioppineChioppine Chiop*pine", n.
Same as Chopine, n. chioppineChopine Cho*pine", n. [Cf. OF. chapin, escapin, Sp. chapin,
Pg. chapim.]
A clog, or patten, having a very thick sole, or in some cases
raised upon a stilt to a height of a foot or more. [Variously
spelt chioppine, chopin, etc.]
Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you
last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak. ChoppingChop Chop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chopped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chopping.] [Cf. LG. & D. kappen, Dan. kappe, Sw. kappa. Cf.
Chap to crack.]
1. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to
cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up. ChoppingChopping Chop"ping, a. [See Chop to barter.]
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having
tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping
sea. ChoppingChopping Chop"ping, n.
Act of cutting by strokes.
Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and
others chop meat, etc.
Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,
vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of
the blade instead of at the end. ChoppingChopping Chop"ping, a. [Cf. Chubby.]
Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] --Fenton. Chopping blockChopping Chop"ping, n.
Act of cutting by strokes.
Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and
others chop meat, etc.
Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,
vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of
the blade instead of at the end. Chopping knifeChopping Chop"ping, n.
Act of cutting by strokes.
Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and
others chop meat, etc.
Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,
vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of
the blade instead of at the end. CoppinCoppin Cop"pin, n.[See Cop.]
A cop of thread. -croppingIntercrop In"ter*crop`, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. -cropped;
p. pr. & vb. n. -cropping.] (Agric.)
To cultivate by planting simultaneous crops in alternate
rows; as, to intercrop an orchard. Also, to use for catch
crops at seasons when the ground is not covered by crops of
the regular rotation. CroppingCrop Crop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cropped (kr?pt); p. pr. & vb.
n. Cropping.]
1. To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to
browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap.
I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a
tender one. --Ezek. xvii.
22.
2. Fig.: To cut off, as if in harvest.
Death . . . .crops the growing boys. --Creech.
3. To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field. DroppingDropping Drop"ping, n.
1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.
2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of
animals.
Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small
quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel.
Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms.
Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops. Dropping bottleDropping Drop"ping, n.
1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.
2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of
animals.
Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small
quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel.
Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms.
Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops. Dropping fireDropping Drop"ping, n.
1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.
2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of
animals.
Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small
quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel.
Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms.
Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops. Dropping tubeDropping Drop"ping, n.
1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.
2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of
animals.
Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small
quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel.
Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms.
Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops. Droppinly
Droppinly Drop"pin*ly, adv.
In drops.
Eavesdropping
Eavesdropping Eaves"drop`ping, n. (Law)
The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places
where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly
listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The
offense is indictable at common law. --Wharton.
FloppingFlop Flop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flopped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flopping.] [A variant of flap.]
1. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail,
etc.; to flap.
2. To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat. [Colloq.]
--Fielding. HoppingHop Hop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hopped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hopping.] [OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian;
akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G.
h["u]pfen.]
1. To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or
jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.
[Birds] hopping from spray to spray. --Dryden.
2. To walk lame; to limp; to halt. --Dryden.
3. To dance. --Smollett. HoppingHopping Hop"ping, n. [See 3rd Hop.]
A gathering of hops. HoppingHopping Hop"ping, n.
The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking,
or dancing.
Hopping Dick (Zo["o]l.), a thrush of Jamaica (Merula
leucogenys), resembling the English blackbird in its
familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage. Hopping DickHopping Hop"ping, n.
The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking,
or dancing.
Hopping Dick (Zo["o]l.), a thrush of Jamaica (Merula
leucogenys), resembling the English blackbird in its
familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage. LoppingLop 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. Lopping
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.
Man-stopping bulletMan Man, n.
Man of sin (Script.), one who is the embodiment of evil,
whose coming is represented (--2 Thess. ii. 3) as
preceding the second coming of Christ. [A Hebraistic
expression]
Man-stopping bullet (Mil.), a bullet which will produce a
sufficient shock to stop a soldier advancing in a charge;
specif., a small-caliber bullet so modified as to expand
when striking the human body. Such bullets are chiefly
used in wars with savage tribes. Manbird Man"bird`, n.
An aviator. [Colloq.] PloppingPlop Plop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Plopped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plopping.] [Imitative.]
To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or
slap, as on the surface of water.
The body plopped up, turning on its side. --Kipling. Popping creaseCrease Crease, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness,
krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh.
of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to
wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple,
crease.]
1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable
substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of
the bowler and the striker.
Bowling crease (Cricket), a line extending three feet four
inches on each side of the central strings at right angles
to the line between the wickets.
Return crease (Cricket), a short line at each end of the
bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward
the bowler.
Popping crease (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the
wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling
crease and at least as long as the latter. --J. H. Walsh
(Encyc. of Rural Sports).
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