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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Cropper

/(kr?p"p?r)/ · Crop·per · IPA /krˈɑpər/
01 n. One that crops.
  1. 1.
    One that crops.
  2. 2.
    A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.
  3. 3.
    A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.(Mech.)
  4. 4.
    A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse.[Slang.]