lopper
1[ lop-er ]
noun
a person or thing that lops.
Origin of lopper
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lopper2
[ lop-er ]
verb (used with or without object)Scot. and North Central U.S..
(especially of milk) to curdle or coagulate.
Origin of lopper
21300–50; Middle English loperen, equivalent to lop- (<Old Norse hlaup coagulation) + -er-er6 + -en infinitive suffix
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How to use lopper in a sentence
A few prefer to skim the cream sweet, and still another few let the milk lopper.
Hints on Dairying | T. D. Curtis
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