[f. LOP v.1 + -ING2.] That lops or cuts away.
1722. Sewel, Hist. Quakers (1795), I. II. 112. As by the lopping axe, the sturdy oak Improves her shade, and thrives beneath the stroke.
[f. LOP v.1 + -ING2.] That lops or cuts away.
1722. Sewel, Hist. Quakers (1795), I. II. 112. As by the lopping axe, the sturdy oak Improves her shade, and thrives beneath the stroke.
