01 a. Stout or plump; large.
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Stout or plump; large.[Obs.]
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3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Chopping
02 a. Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.
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Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.
03 n. Act of cutting by strokes.
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Act of cutting by strokes.
Phrases & compounds
Chopping block —
a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc.
Chopping knife —
a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end.