| Crop (crop) |
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| n. | (krp) |
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| Crop |
| [OE.
crop, croppe, craw, top of a plant, harvest, AS.
crop, cropp, craw, top, bunch, ear of corn; akin to
D. krop craw, G. kropf, Icel. kroppr hump or
bunch on the body, body; but cf. also W. cropa |
The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet
of birds, serving as a receptacle for food] the craw.
The top, end, or highest part of
anything, especially of a plant or tree.
That which is cropped, cut, or
gathered from a single felld, or of a single kind of grain or
fruit, or in a single season; especially, the product of what is
planted in the earth; fruit; harvest.
Grain or other product of the field
while standing.
Anything cut off or
gathered.
Hair cut close or short, or the act or
style of so cutting; as, a convict's crop.
A projecting ornament
in carved stone. Specifically, a finial.
Tin ore prepared for smelting.
A riding whip with a loop instead of a
lash.
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To cut off
the tops or tips of] to bite or pull off; to browse; to pluck; to
mow; to reap.
Fig.: To cut off, as if in
harvest.
To cause to bear a crop; as, to
crop a field.
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