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lopper1

[lop-er]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that lops.
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Origin of lopper1

First recorded in 1530–40; lop1 + -er1

lopper2

[lop-er]
verb (used with or without object) Scot. and North Central U.S..
  1. (especially of milk) to curdle or coagulate.
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Origin of lopper2

1300–50; Middle English loperen, equivalent to lop- (< Old Norse hlaup coagulation) + -er -er6 + -en infinitive suffix

lopping shears

noun (sometimes used with a singular verb)
  1. long-handled pruning shears.
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Origin of lopping shears

First recorded in 1870–75
Also called lop·pers.
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