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LOPPERS
Etymology 1
Noun
loppers pl (plural only)
(plurale tantum) Pruning shears with long handles, used for lopping
Usage notes
Analogous to scissors, often used in plural to mean a single object, particularly with a counter word, as “a pair of loppers”.
Synonyms
• lopper
Etymology 2
Verb
loppers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lopper
Anagrams
• propels
Source: Wiktionary
LOPPER
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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