Definition of lop
: material cut away from a tree; especially : parts discarded in lumbering
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Origin and Etymology of lop
Middle English loppe
First Known Use: 14th century
lop
Definition of lop
lopped
;lopping
transitive verb
1a (1) : to cut off branches or twigs from (2) : to sever from a woody plantb (1) archaic : to cut off the head or limbs of (2) : to cut from a person
2a : to remove superfluous parts fromb : to eliminate as unnecessary or undesirable —usually used with off
1519
First Known Use of lop
1519
Origin and Etymology of lop
perhaps imitative
First Known Use: 1578
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