lopper

3 definitions found

lopper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lopper \Lop"per\, n.
     One who lops or cuts off.
     [1913 Webster]

  Lopper \Lop"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loppered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Loppering.] [Cf. Prov. G. l["u]bbern, levern, OHG.
     giliber[=o]n, G. luppe, lab, rennet.]
     To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.
     [1913 Webster]

lopper - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lopper
      n 1: a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end
           and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn:
           pruner, pruning hook, lopper]