cropper

noun

Meaning

(normally confined to the expression come a cropper) A fall, a tumble.
A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.
A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

sharecropper(English)sharecrop farmer(English)upcropping(English)crop(English)crumpler(English)crippler(English)cowp(English)crofterization(English)pouter(English)stax(English)fiz(English)dunn(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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