chopfallen

[ chop-faw-luh n ]

/ ˈtʃɒpˌfɔ lən /

adjective

Nearby words

chop-chop, chopa, chopart's amputation, chopart's joint, chopblock, chopfallen, chophouse, chopin, chopin, frédéric, chopine, choplogic

Origin of chopfallen

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Examples from the Web for chopfallen

Most chopfallen, blue, enters the National Agent this Limbo whither he has sent so many.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
The rejected postulant, chopfallen and sullen, repaired to his mother and related his unsuccess.
Mark Gildersleeve|John S. Sauzade
A few minutes later Griffin came off, chopfallen and disappointed.
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper
The latter had shrunk up in his chair and was looking as chopfallen and guilty as a dog caught sucking eggs.
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne

Tetlow, chopfallen but obdurate, got himself speedily out of sight.
The Grain Of Dust|David Graham Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for chopfallen

chopfallen

/ (ˈtʃɒpˌfɔːlən) /

adjective

a variant of chapfallen

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