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  • 41Chop Shop (novel) — Chop Shop   Author(s) Tim Downs Country …

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  • 42chop — ● chop nom masculin (anglais to chop, couper) Au tennis et au ping pong, synonyme de coupé. ● chop (synonymes) nom masculin (anglais to chop, couper) Synonymes : coupé …

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  • 43chop su|ey — «CHOP SOO ee», a dish consisting of fried or stewed chicken, pork, or other meat, and vegetables cut up and cooked together in a sauce. It is usually served with rice and soy sauce. Chop suey contains such vegetables and seasonings as bean… …

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  • 44chop|in — chop|in1 «CHOP ihn», noun. = chopine. (Cf. ↑chopine) chop|in2 «CHOP ihn», noun. any one of several liquid measures, now largely obsolete, equal to about a pint or a quart. ╂[perhaps < Old French chopine] …

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  • 45chop|ping — chop|ping1 «CHOP ihng», adjective. choppy; jerky. chop|ping2 «CHOP ihng», adjective. big and vigorous; strapping: »a chopping young child. ╂[< chop1] …

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  • 46chop|sticks — «CHOP STIHKS», noun (plural). a pair of small, slender sticks used by many Orientals to raise food to the mouth. Chopsticks are made usually of wood or ivory and are used especially by the Chinese and Japanese. ╂[< Chinese Pidgin English chop… …

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  • 47Chop — Chop, v. i. 1. To purchase by way of truck. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about. [1913 Webster] 3. To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words. [1913 Webster] Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the… …

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  • 48Chop — Chop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chopping}.] [Cf. LG. & D. kappen, Dan. kappe, Sw. kappa. Cf. {Chap} to crack.] 1. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; often with up. [1913… …

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  • 49Chop — Chop, v. t. [Cf. D. koopen to buy. See {Cheapen}, v. t., and cf. {Chap}, v. i., to buy.] 1. To barter or truck. [1913 Webster] 2. To exchange; substitute one thing for another. [1913 Webster] We go on chopping and changing our friends. L Estrange …

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  • 50Chop — Chop, n. 1. The act of chopping; a stroke. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop. [1913 Webster] 3. A crack or cleft. See {Chap}. [1913 Webster] …

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