[f. LOP v.2 + -ING1.] Of the ears: The condition of hanging loosely.
1868. Darwin, Anim. & Pl., I. iv. 116. Even the elongation and lopping of the ears have influenced in a small degree the form of the whole skull. Ibid., 118. In breeding lop-eared rabbits the length of the ears, and their consequent lopping and lying flat on the face, are the chief points of excellence.
