Part 2603

<hw>Crop</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Cropped</er> <tt>(kr?pt)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Cropping</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap.</def>

<blockquote>I will <b>crop</b> off from the top of his young twigs a tender one. <i>Ezek. xvii. 22.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fig.: To cut off, as if in harvest.</def>

<blockquote>Death . . . .<b>crops</b> the growing boys.

<i>Creech.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To cause to bear a crop; <as>as, to <ex>crop</ex> a field</as>.</def>

<h1>Crop</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crop</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To yield harvest.</def>

<cs><col>To crop out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <cd>To appear above the surface, as a seam or vein, or inclined bed, as of coal.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To come to light; to be manifest; to appear; as, the peculiarities of an author <i>crop out</i>.</cd> -- <col>To crop up</col>, <cd>to sprout; to spring up. "Cares <i>crop up</i> in villas."</cd></cs>

<i>Beaconsfield.</i>

<h1>Crop-ear</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crop"-ear`</hw> <tt>(kr?p"?r`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A person or animal whose ears are cropped.</def>

<h1>Crop-eared</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crop"-eared`</hw> <tt>(kr?p"?rd`)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the ears cropped.</def>

<h1>Cropful</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crop"ful</hw> <tt>(-f?l)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a full crop or belly; satiated.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Cropper</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crop"per</hw> <tt>(kr?p"p?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One that crops.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse.</def> <mark>[Slang.]</mark>

<h1>Cropsick</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crop"sick`</hw> <tt>(kr?"s?k`)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Sick from excess in eating or drinking.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Cropsick</i> drunkards." <i>Tate</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Crop"sick`ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Whitlock.</i></wordforms>

<h1>Crop-tailed</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Crop"-tailed`</hw> <tt>(-t?ld`)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the tail cropped.</def>

<h1>Croquet</h1> <Xpage=347>

<hw>Cro*quet"</hw> <tt>(kr?-k?")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From French; cf. Walloon <ets>croque</ets> blow, fillip. F. <ets>croquet</ets> a crisp biscuit, <ets>croquer</ets> to crunch, fr. <ets>croc</ets> a crackling sound, of imitative origin. <ets>Croquet</ets> then properly meant a smart tap on the ball.]</ety>