LOPPER

pruner, pruning hook, lopper

(noun) a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

lopper (plural loppers)

A person who lops.

A gardening tool used for lopping.

Synonyms

• (gardening tool): loppers

Etymology 2

Verb

lopper (third-person singular simple present loppers, present participle loppering, simple past and past participle loppered)

(intransitive) To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.

Anagrams

• propel

Source: Wiktionary


Lop"per, n.

Definition: One who lops or cuts off.

Lop"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Loppering.] Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. lübbern, levern, OHG. giliber, G. luppe, lab, rennet.]

Definition: To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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