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lop

The correct spelling is lop.

How to pronounce lop

/lɒp/
noun

IPA: /lɒp/

Say it like: Lop

The correct spelling is lop. That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree. For example: "to lop the head"

Usage Examples

to lop the head

Hadway wi ye man, ye liftin wi lops.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree.
  2. 2.A flea.
  3. 3.(usually offensive) A disabled person, a cripple.
  4. 4.Any of several breeds of rabbits whose ears lie flat.

verb

  1. 1.(usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
  2. 2.To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.
  3. 3.To allow to hang down.

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