crop out

verb

1. intr, adverb (of a formation of rock strata) to appear or be exposed at the surface of the ground; outcrop

Idioms and Phrases

Rise to the surface, become visible or evident, as in These superstitions crop out time and again . This term originated in mining, where a stratum or vein of ore is said to crop out when it comes to the surface. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Do you know, Master Darner, I'm sorely tempted to pitch you neck and crop out of the window?

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I wondered greatly that such a foible should crop out in a man of otherwise sound sense and plain ability.

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Then pull the crop out, and with it the windpipe, as in Fig. 6, taking pains not to tear the skin nor to break the crop.

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If you insist on making women ignorant and silly, be sure their ignorance and silliness will crop out.

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Youd hardly know what weakness is if it did not so crop out in this human race you made.

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