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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...
lop′per,n. lop2 (lɒp) v.lopped, lop•ping, adj.v.i. 1.to hang loosely or limply; droop. 2.to move in a drooping or heavy, awkward way. adj. 3.hanging down limply or droopingly:lop ears. [1570–80; v. use of obsoletelopspider, dangling part of a tree; seelob] ...
lopped;lopping 1 :to cut branches or twigs from a tree 2 :to remove unnecessary or undesirable parts from something loppernoun More from Merriam-Webster onlop Nglish:Translation oflopfor Spanish Speakers Britannica English:Translation oflopfor Arabic Speakers ...
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Other forms:lopped; lopping; lops Tolopis to cut a chunk of something off. You couldlopoff your long hair, orlopoff the top of a Christmas tree to make it fit in your living room. You can physically lop things, like when you lop the brown branches off of your ailing rose bush or ...
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...highest part of the Himalaya Mountains; many have been brought to this country, but Mr. Beckford's is the only one that has survived. Here are pine trees of every species and variety—a tree that once vegetated at Larissa, in Greece, Italian pines,Siberianpines, Scotch firs, a lovely...
A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like. A worthless person. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as...
Oak (n.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recogniz...