cropping
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cropping
Rhymes with -ɒpɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of crop
noun croppings
- The act by which something is cut short or truncated. The vet was regularly called upon to perform ear croppings.
- The growing of crops.
- An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains. Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: close-cropped, clipped, docked, lopped, lopped off, planted, pruned, clipping, snip, cut, slashing, cutting, curtailing, cutout, curtailment, clip
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