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. lĂŒbbern, 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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