First Known Use: 14th century
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1lop
noun \ˈläp\
Definition of LOP
: material cut away from a tree; especially : parts discarded in lumbering
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Origin of LOP
Middle English loppe
2lop
verb
loppedlop·ping
Definition of LOP
transitive verb
1
a (1) : to cut off branches or twigs from (2) : to sever from a woody plant b (1) archaic : to cut off the head or limbs of (2) : to cut from a person
2
a : to remove superfluous parts from b : to eliminate as unnecessary or undesirable —usually used with off
First Known Use of LOP
1519
3lop
verb
loppedlop·ping
Definition of LOP
intransitive verb
: to hang downward : droop
Origin of LOP
perhaps imitative
First Known Use: 1578
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