croppers

Noun (1)

cropper (plural croppers)

1. A fall, a tumble; a decided failure.
   • But to myself I thought: ‘Considering that for eight whole years I sat on the front bench as top of the class while he drifted about somewhere in the middle, he can hardly fail to nourish a wish, left over from his schooldays, that some day or other I may come a complete cropper.’1900, Sigmund Freud, “The Interpretation of Dreams”, in James Strachey, transl., Avon Books, page: 185

Noun (2)

cropper (plural croppers)

1. A breed of domestic pigeon with large crop.

Noun (3)

cropper (plural croppers)

1. A person who nurtures and gathers a crop.
2. A variety of plant producing a good harvest.
   • The mango tree cannot be regarded as a reliable cropper.1901 July 5, “Coast Fruit”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 9, page 284

Noun (4)

cropper (plural croppers)

1. A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.

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