- lopper
- noun Date: 1953 pruning shears with long handles — usually used in plural
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lopper
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Lopper — bezeichnet: Lopper (Berg), südöstlicher Ausläuferberg des Pilatus, im Kanton Nidwalden, Schweiz. Loppertunnel, Straßentunnel durch den Berg Loppertunnel, Eisenbahntunnel durch den Berg Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklä … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lopper — Lop per, n. One who lops or cuts off. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lopper — Lop per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loppering}.] [Cf. Prov. G. l[ u]bbern, levern, OHG. giliber[=o]n, G. luppe, lab, rennet.] To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lopper — lop ► VERB (lopped, lopping) 1) cut off (a branch or limb) from a tree or body. 2) informal remove (something unnecessary or burdensome). ► NOUN (also lop and top) ▪ branches and twigs lopped off trees. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
Lopper (Berg) — p1f1p3p5 Lopper Lage Nidwalden Teil der Luzerner Voralpen Einteilung nach Schweizer Alpenclub … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lopper Tunnel — The Lopper Tunnel is a motorroad tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the A8 motorroad.The tunnel is 1,562 metres long and has two lanes (one in each direction). There is no central reservation.It lies in central Switzerland.At times, the… … Wikipedia
lopper — lopper1 /lop euhr/, n. a person or thing that lops. [1530 40; LOP1 + ER1] lopper2 /lop euhr/, v.i., v.t. Scot. and North Central U.S. (esp. of milk) to curdle or coagulate. [1300 50; ME loperen, equiv. to lop ( < ON hlaup coagulation) + er ER6 +… … Universalium
lopper — 1. noun a) A person who lops. b) A gardening tool used for lopping 2. verb To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk … Wiktionary
lopper — North Country (Newcastle) Words 1. to curdle s.v. keslip 2. to coagulate; loppered milk milke that sours and curdles without the application of an acid … English dialects glossary
lopper — n. person or thing that lops; one who cuts off; one who prunes trees or plants … English contemporary dictionary
