crop

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 loop4 [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

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