CHOPPING
Chop"ping, a. Etym: [Cf. Chubby.]
Defn: Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] Fenton.
CHOPPING
Chop"ping, a. Etym: [See Chop to barter.]
Defn: Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.
CHOPPING
Chop"ping, n.
Defn: Act of cutting by strokes. Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc. — Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; — usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end.
CHOPPY
Chop"py, a. Etym: [Cf. Chappy.]
1. Full of cracks. "Choppy finger." Shak.
2. Etym: [Cf. Chop a change.]
Defn: Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea.