Chop"ping (?), a. [Cf. Chubby.]

Stout or plump; large.

Fenton.

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Chop"ping, a. [See Chop to barter.]

Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.

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Chop"ping, n.

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.

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