Main Entry: ¹crop

Pronunciation: \ˈkräp\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, craw, head of a plant, yield of a field, from Old English cropp craw, head of a plant; akin to Old High German kropf goiter, craw

Date: before 12th century

1 : a pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration; also : an enlargement of the gullet of another animal (as an insect)
2 a (1) : a plant or animal or plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence <an apple crop> <a crop of wool> (2) : the total yearly production from a specified area b : the product or yield of something formed together <the ice crop> c : a batch or lot of something produced during a particular cycle <the current crop of films> d : collection <a crop of lies>
3 : the stock or handle of a whip; also : a riding whip with a short straight stock and a loop
4 [²crop] a : the part of the chine of a quadruped (as a domestic cow) lying immediately behind the withers —usually used in plural — see cow illustration b : an earmark on an animal; especially : one made by a straight cut squarely removing the upper part of the ear c : a close cut of the hair