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CROPPER
sharecropper, cropper, sharecrop farmer
(noun) small farmers and tenants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cropper (plural croppers)
(normally confined to the expression come a cropper) A fall, a tumble.
Etymology 2
Noun
cropper (plural croppers)
A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
Etymology 3
Noun
cropper (plural croppers)
A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
Etymology 4
Noun
cropper (plural croppers)
A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
Proper noun
Cropper
An English occupational surname for a cropper.
Source: Wiktionary
Crop"per (krp"pr), n.
1. One that crops.
2. A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.
3. (Mech.)
Definition: A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
4. A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse. [Slang.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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