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n. 1. One that crops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse. [ Slang. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. born; -- used of an animal. Opposite of unborn. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leader above the bob or end fly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow opening at the tip and a rubber bulb at the top which can be squeezed to control intake or outflow of the fluid. The word is used in combinations with obvious significance, as eye dropper, medicine dropper, etc.
Syn. -- eye dropper. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals; -- often used in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dropping bottle, an instrument used to supply small quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel. --
Dropping fire, a continued irregular discharge of firearms. --
Dropping tube, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. fecal matter of animals; plural of dropping{ 2 }.
Syn. -- dung, muck. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet for private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Eavesdropper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small dropping tube for delivering drops of a liquid; same as dropper{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

a. [ Cf. Frap, Frape. ] Peevish; froward. [ Obs. ] Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends. Someone who namedrops. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress one's listener. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A farmer who rents a parcel of land from its owner and pays a portion of the crop as the rent. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. Thrapple, and see Throttle. ] The windpipe. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To throttle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Too much; as, allegro ma non troppo, brisk but not too much so. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who, or that which, underprops or supports. [ 1913 Webster ]