lopping-off of branches

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• lopping — n. part which is cut off lÉ‘p /lÉ’p n. something which has been cut off; small branches and twigs cut from a tree v. cut off; prune a tree or other plant; remove, eliminate; hang limply, droop adj. hanging loosely, drooping …   English contemporary dictionary

• Lopping — Lop ping, n. A cutting off, as of branches; that which is cut off; leavings. [1913 Webster] The loppings made from that stock whilst it stood. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lopping — Lop Lop (l[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lopping}.] [Prov. G. luppen, lubben, to cut, geld, or OD. luppen, D. lubben.] 1. To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to shorten by cutting off the extremities; to cut …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lop off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lop something off, you cut it away from what it was attached to, usually with a quick, strong stroke. [V n P] Somebody lopped the heads off our tulips. [V P n (not pron)] ...men with axes, lopping off branches... [V P n ( …   English dictionary

• Victory Square, Vancouver — NOTOC Victory Square is a park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The square is bordered by West Hastings Street to the northeast, West Pender Street to the southwest, Cambie Street to the southeast, and Hamilton Street to the northwest. The …   Wikipedia

• lop — lop1 /lop/, v., lopped, lopping, n. v.t. 1. to cut off (branches, twigs, etc.) from a tree or other plant. 2. to cut off (a limb, part, or the like) from a person, animal, etc. 3. to cut off the branches, twigs, etc., of (a tree or other plant).… …   Universalium

• lop — 1. v. & n. v. (lopped, lopping) 1 tr. a (often foll. by off, away) cut or remove (a part or parts) from a whole, esp. branches from a tree. b remove branches from (a tree). 2 tr. (often foll. by off, away) remove (items) as superfluous. 3 intr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• lop — I. [c]/lɒp / (say lop) verb (lopped, lopping) –verb (t) 1. to cut off the branches, twigs, etc., of (a tree or other plant). 2. to cut off part of (something): *Australians and New Zealanders, stripped to the waist, with breeches lopped into… …  

• Pruning — For other uses of the term Pruning , see Pruning (disambiguation). Pruning in landscaping and gardening is the practice of removing diseased, non productive, or otherwise unwanted portions from a plant. The purpose of pruning is to shape the… …   Wikipedia

• lop — [lɔp US la:p] v also lop off past tense and past participle lopped present participle lopping [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: lop small branches cut off (15 20 centuries)] 1.) also lop off to cut something, especially branches from a tree, usually… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Christian Brothers — • A society of male religious approved by the Church, but not taking Holy orders, and having for its object the personal sanctification of its members and the Christian education of youth, especially of the children of artisans and the poor… …   Catholic encyclopedia