What is a cutting off, as of branches; that which is cut off; leavings. The loppings made from that stock whilst it stood. Burke called?
lopping — A cutting off, as of branches; that which is cut off; leavings. The loppings made from that stock whilst it stood. Burke. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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