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Pronunciation : Chop"ping
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. Chubby.]
Definition : Defn: Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] Fenton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Chop"ping
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Chop to barter.]
Definition : Defn: Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Chop"ping
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Act of cutting by strokes. Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc. -- Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913