upcropping
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of upcropping
First recorded in 1895–1900; up- + cropping , after verb phrase crop up; see crop
Example Sentences
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When a publisher finds himself with that rare phenomenon, an instantly successful new magazine, whatever its type, he must expect a quick upcropping of imitations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was it the sudden upcropping of some lower stratum in my nature—a brutal primitive instinct suddenly asserting itself?
From The Parasite by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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