lopper

Pronunciation:		'lâpur
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Matching Terms:		lopped, lopped off
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

	Synonyms:	pruner, pruning hook

	See Also:	edge tool

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Lop"per\, n. One who lops or cuts off. \Lop"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loppering}.] [Cf. Prov. G. l["u]bbern, levern, OHG. giliber?n, G. luppe, lab, rennet.] To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.