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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Chopping

Chŏp'ping, a.

adjective

a. [Cf. CHUBBY.]

  1. Stout or plump; large.
  2. Shifting or changing suddenly; coming from different directions. “A short, chopping sea.” Cook.

Chŏp'ping, n.

noun

n. [A different orthography of chioppine, q. v.]

  1. A high-heeled shoe, formerly worn by ladies; a chopin.
  2. A cutting; a mincing.